Land of Unreason (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: L. Sprague de Camp, Fletcher Pratt
- First Published: 1941
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—high fantasy
- Time of Work: The present and the mythical past
- Setting: England, Fairyland, and the kingdoms surrounding Fairyland
- Genres: Long fiction, Fantasy
- Subjects: Folkloric or magical people, England or English people, Fairies
- Locales: England
The Plot
Land of Unreason was the fourth of seven collaborations between Fletcher Pratt and L. Sprague de Camp, two of the most popular writers for Unknown Worlds (previously called Unknown). In this novel, Fred Barber is a minor American diplomat temporarily assigned to England. As he tries to sleep during a German bombardment, Barber remembers an old legend that putting milk outside on the night before Midsummer Day will bring the Little People. As an experiment, Barber puts out Scotch instead. His reward is that the Little People transport him to...
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