TY - BOOK AU - Hunt, Peter. TI - Alternative worlds in fantasy fiction SN - 9780826477606 U1 - 823.08766099282 HUN PY - 2001/// CY - London : PB - Continuum,  KW - Fantasy fiction, English KW - History and criticism KW - Fantasy fiction, American KW - History and criticism KW - Children's stories, English N1 - Includes references and index N2 - This book provides an illuminating guide to literature that creates alternative worlds for young readers. Focusing on the work of Ursula Le Guin, Terry Pratchett and Philip Pullman, the book considers both the genre of 'alternative worlds' and the distinctiveness of these authors' texts, including Philip Pullman's The Amber Sypglass. Peter Hunt is Pofessor of English at Cardiff University. Millicent Lenz is Associate Professor at the State University of New York at Albany ER -