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Does anyone know of any really good books? Because i (link)
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Lessee here: Madeline L'Engle is most famous for "A Swiftly Tilting Planet" and its sequels, but she's written a number of other good novels that have less of a SF/ fantasy bent. They're not exactly a series, but they do share characters and locales.
Lloyd Alexander's last book "The Golden Dream of Carlo Chuchio" is great historical fiction dressed up as a fantasy. There's no magic, but there is a treasure map and a book of fairy tales, and an incredible scoundrel named Baksheesh. Very funny, and it does have a point.
More funny book can be found in "The Neddiad" by Daniel Pinkwater. It's available online at theneddiad.com. Very funny, and a good introduction to magical realism.
Hope this helps.
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