Looking for something kind of specific...

[Kafka]

Let's hope I can word this well enough for you to understand what I'm talking about. I'm interested in a story where one person or a group of people stumble upon a different land, outside of ordinary Earth. An entire universe or just a small town. Just a different place, if that makes sense. Think Neverwhere or Kafka on the Shore or even the Narnia books. Hell, even Wizard of Oz. Like a stranger in a strange land kind of thing. People are all in the mysterious place, doing what they're doing. Protagonist is all "oh man what is this place how did I get here how do I get back"

 

Hope that makes sense. Thanks in advance for any reccomendations

Edited July 24, 2012 by Kafka

[Raven]

From what I gather, The Long Earth, by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter is along these lines.

 

Also, try Terry Brooks Landover series might be worth a look.

[ian]

I could recommend "The Sparrow" by Mary Doria Russell. It follows a group of evangelists on a mission to a newly discovered planet. It also has a follow up - although the title escapes me at the moment.

 

Also Julain May's "exile" saga - starting with "The many-coloured land" is also a series I would recommend (and am always banging on about!)

[Raven]

I'm reminded of this:

 

 

From the rather excellent xkcd website.

[Karsa Orlong]

Also Julain May's "exile" saga - starting with "The many-coloured land" is also a series I would recommend (and am always banging on about!)

 

That was the one I thought of straight away, Ian

 

Stephen Donaldson's Thomas Covenant books spring to mind, too.

[monkeybubbles]

Mythago Wood by Robert Holdstock is along similar lines.

[Nailed]

I know its not exactly what you ask for. But have you read Terry Prachet and his Discworld books? 'Mort' is so amazingly funny it gets me every time!

 

Lou x