CHILDREN’S FANTASY FICTION BOOKS

No one can resist the temptation of a Harry Potter once one gets the glimpse of the fantastic world of brave heroes, life-and-death situations and the magical kingdom. It is difficult to ignore the impossible and the improbable once we are part of the amazing maze of wands, and magic chants and talking animals. The unicorns and Lord Voldermort will effortlessly capture the imagination of the young minds.

Some of the very frequent and mostly-used topics of the fantasy fictions are dragons, all kinds of mythical animals like goblins, trolls, leprechauns and unicorns. The main composition contains elements of magic and supernatural things and the magic is woven through words and settings. No Harry Potter would be possible without the Hogwarts School and anything will be possible when one has companions like Hermoine and Ron. In other words impossible is possible in the fantastic world and fiction seems to be stranger than truth.

The mostly used subjects for fantasy fictions are the eternal conflict between good and bad, dark lord who is responsible for the destruction and havoc in the world. Of course one cannot miss magic which is responsible for all the changes and happiness. Even some of the folklores and romance are taken as the basic elements for the fantasy fictions.

 

Some of the important examples of children's fantasy fictions are:

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

Ghost Ship: A Cape Cod Story by Mary Higgins Clark

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L.Frank Baum

Escape from the Carnivale: A Never Land Adventure by Dave Barry

Emlyn's Moon by Jenny Nimmo

Rairarubia by W. Royce Adams

Gabriel's' Magic Ornament by Randall Bush

Aladdin from the Arabian Nights etc

Many of the children's fantasy fictions are situated in exotic locations with princes and wicked witches for company. The stories can also borrow from mythical elements, legends of the countries, and different folklores which form the basis or the main skeleton of the story. The stories may bear instances from Christian themes, popular beliefs, pagan and medieval symbols. The Lord of the Rings can be considered as the most important instance of the fantasy fiction which gives us an all-comprehensive view of the world of the past.

The difference between the science fictions and fantasy fictions is that the science fictions have a solid basis of proved facts, but the when fantasy is the theme, there are situations and characters who will take you to the most desired world where one is ready to imagine anything and everything under the sky.

So next time when one takes the flight of fantasy, nothing can seem improbabale.