Juvenile and YA Fiction: Fantasy Literature

In this episode, Ian and Megan sit down to talk about what is arguably the most popular genre among young readers today: fantasy literature. They discuss the history leading up to the state of fantasy today, the unique thematic features of world-building, and their own childhood obsession with these books.

Referenced Works:

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• The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald

• The Princess and Curdie by George MacDonald

• The Light Princess by George MacDonald

• Phantastes by George MacDonald

• The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

• “The Quangle Wangle’s Hat” by Edward Lear

• Mistborn Trilogy by Brandon Sanderson

• The Worm Ouroboros by E.R. Eddison

• The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander

• The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

• The Space/Ransom Trilogy: Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra, and That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis

• The Shanara Chronicles by Terry Brooks

• The Pendragon Series by D.J. Machale

• The Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica by James A. Owen

• Eragon by Christopher Paolini

• Inkheart by Cornelia Funke

• Redwall by Brian Jacques

• The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

• “On Fairy-Stories” by J.R.R. Tolkien

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