A Dream List of Science Fiction and Fantasy

January 22nd, 2007 by Alan Chudnow

Dana of Windy Hill Books fantasized about a dream collection of hard to find juvenile science fiction and fantasy books.  All in fine condition with fine dust jackets, naturally!  Her list included several of my favorites.

  • A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
  • Cat’s Eye by Andre Norton
  • Beastmaster by Andre Norton
  • Star Man’s Son 2250 AD by Andre Norton
  • The Forgotten Beasts of Eld by Patricia McKillip
  • Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs
  • Have Space Suite, Will Travel by Robert Heinlein
  • Childhood’s End by Arthur C. Clarke
  • Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine

Among a number of others, I’d add:

  • Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie
  • The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien (he considered it a juvenile unlike the famous trilogy)
  • The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis (along with the rest of the Narnia books, of course)
  • The Princess Bride by Wm. Goldman
  • A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K LeGuin
  • The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
  • Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren

Of course this is the realm of the imagination so we don’t have to limit ourselves to juveniles. Ever fantasize about a collection you’d like to own? What’s on your list of dream books?

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2 Responses to “A Dream List of Science Fiction and Fantasy”

  1. on 22 Jan 2007 at 9:08 pm   S.M.D.

    Ohhhh! Fantastic list. I’ll be using this next time I want to buy some YA/Juvenile fantasy stuff! I’ve yet to read any Andre Norton, but I imagine I have to now. I’m running out of decent novels to read from the more modern YA fantasy lot.

    Thanks for this list :)

  2. on 23 Jan 2007 at 9:44 pm   S.M.D.

    Hey, got your email. Have you read “So You Want To Be A Wizard” by Diane Duane? It’s the first in a huge series (but standalone-ish). I thought it was a very good juvenile fantasy story.

    Also, there’s a new book out called “The Book of Lost Things” by John Connolly. Now, I’m not sure if you can even call it juvenile as the actual story is very dark and could be seen as adult, but it is taken from a child’s perspective. I really enjoyed it, though it was far different than I had expected. The premise made me think of a sort of Alice in Wonderland type story…it was more like a travel through twisted fairy tale land.

    Also, I linked you on my blog since this is a pretty nifty blog in itself.

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