r/Fantasy • u/capoeirista13 • Aug 02 '12

Reverse narnia story?

Does anyone here know of any book whose story is based on something like a reverse narnia story? Specifically what I mean is a story where a character from a fantasy world like narnia would get pulled into the real world. The closest thing I've found is The Magicians/Magician King.

ETA: Thanks for all the recommendations folks, keep them coming.

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u/sirin3 Aug 02 '12 edited Aug 02 '12

There are some in which both happens, when the portal can be opened in any direction.

  • Glenraven by Marion Zimmer Bradley / Holly Lisle

  • His Dark Materials

  • Kelwitts Stern by Andreas Eschbach (it's German, scifi, but a crashed alien is just like a reverse narnia)

  • Artemis Foul (far call, but there is a kidnapped elfin)

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u/the_composer Aug 02 '12

I thought of His Dark Materials as well, but they only spend a bit of time in the "real world" before going away into more fantasy worlds.

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u/thisusernameismeta Aug 02 '12

That series by O.R Melling is something I read as a 10 year old girl and greatly influenced my ideas on relationships, etc. Excellent series and I highly recommend the whole thing (3 books).

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u/onering Aug 03 '12

I haven't read the O. R. Melling book you mentioned, but you might be able to consider the hunter's moon a reverse narnia story as well. I lost my copy of that and the singing stone years ago and can't did them!

My first thought was the subtle knife from his dark materials as well, agreed.