"COUNTRIES OF THE MIND": THE MUNDANE, THE FANTASTIC, AND REALITY IN THE LANDSCAPES OF DIANA WYNNE JONES'S HEXWOOD AND GARTH NIX'S OLD KINGDOM SERIES.

Landscapes in literature; Fantasy fiction; Hexwood (Book); Sabriel (Book); Abhorsen (Book); Jones, Wynne; Nix, Garth, 1963-; Maps in literature

The article explores how the visions of the relationship between the mundane and the fantastic places are revealed in the landscapes depicted in fantasy fiction books, "Hexwood," by Wynne Jones and the Old Kingdom books "Sabriel," "Lirael," and "Abhorsen," by Garth Nix. Topics covered include the inclusion or non-inclusion of a map in the fantasy texts, use of post-colonial and spatial theory to discuss the landscapes and the relationship of the mundane and the fantastic places.