"Transported to Another World" Fiction

Includes portal fantasies, isekai, and similar.

Updated January 24, 2024
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The Twelve Kingdoms. Volume 2, Sea of wind
Ono, Fuyumi.
Paper Book
"After a year of depending on her ministers to govern the kingdom of Kei, Yoko follows Keiki's advice and descends the mountain to live among her people, eager to learn how to be a better leader from the village's wise-man, Enho. However, when Enho is kidnapped, Yoko finds herself thrust into an all...
Saga of Tanya the evil
Zen, Carlo
Paper Book
High above the blood- and mud-soaked trenches, a young girl pits herself against army mages in high stakes aerial duels with bullets, spells, and bayonets. Her name is Tanya Degurechaff and she is the Devil of the Rhine, one of the greatest soldiers the Empire has ever seen! But inside her mind...
The lion, the witch, and the wardrobe
Lewis, C. S.
Paper Book
Gregor the Overlander
Collins, Suzanne
Paper Book
This irresistible novel by Suzanne Collins tells the story of a boy who embarks on a dangerous quest in order to fulfill his destiny -- and find his father -- in a strange world beneath New York City. Gregor the Overlander joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and...
How a realist hero rebuilt the kingdom
Dojōmaru
Paper Book
Summoned to another world to slay the mighty beast...of governance! (And soon to be an anime!) When Kazuya Souma is unexpectedly transported to another world, he knows the people expect a hero. But Souma's idea of heroism is more practical than most--he wants to rebuild the flagging economy...
Peter Pan
Barrie, J. M.
Ebook
This winter, JM Barrie's much-loved tale takes flight. Following the acclaimed Jane Eyre, director Sally Cookson brings her wondrously inventive Peter Pan to the NT after a sell-out run at Bristol Old Vic. Exploring the possibilities and pain of growing up, it's a riot of magic, mischief, music and...
In another world with my smartphone
Fuyuhara, Patora
Paper Book
An epic tale of swords, sorcery, and smartphone apps begins! After a freak accident involving some lightning winds up zapping him dead, 15-year-old Mochizuki Touya wakes up to find himself face-to-face with God. "I am afraid to say that I have made a bit of a blunder..." laments...
Woof woof story I told you to turn me into a pampered pooch, not Fenrir!
Inumajin
Paper Book
After being worked quite literally to death, corporate slave Routa Okami's dying wish is to be reborn as the well-loved pet of a rich family. When a compassionate goddess actually grants his wish, Routa commits himself to the lazy, carefree, all-you-can-nap lifestyle of a pampered pup-complete with...
The Twelve Kingdoms. Volume 3, The vast spread of the seas
Ono, Fuyumi.
Paper Book
The third volume in the international bestseller - now in paperback! When an eggfruit, the kirin of the En Kingdom, Rokuta, was transported to Japan for his own protection. But he was abandoned soon after birth by his surrogate parents, left to fend for himself in the mountains. It just so happened...
The Twelve Kingdoms. Volume 4, Skies of dawn
Ono, Fuyumi
Paper Book
In the kingdom of Kei, Youko struggles in her new role as ruler. She's ashamed that her subjects are disappointed in her weakness, and she suffers greatly. In the kingdom of Hou, young, pampered Shoukei watches her father, the ruler of Hou, slain before her very eyes. And in the kingdom of Sai, Suzu...
The rising of the shield hero
Aneko, Yusagi author.
Paper Book
A mysterious woman named Ost appears and identifies herself as a familiar of the Spirit Tortoise. With her help, Naofumi and the others begin the desperate battle to seal away the Spirit Tortoise once again.A familiar foe returns! A mysterious woman named Ost appears and identifies herself...
Didn't I say to make my abilities average in the next life?!
FUNA (Light novelist)
Paper Book
Be careful what you wish for in this magical comedy about the pitfalls of rebirth--now with a manga AND anime! When she turns ten years old, Adele von Ascham is hit with a horrible headache--and memories of her previous life as an eighteen-year-old Japanese girl named Kurihara Misato. That...
The Wizard of Oz
Baum, L. Frank
Paper Book
""We're not in Kansas anymore, Toto."" When a devastating tornado lifts up her house, Dorothy and her faithful dog Toto find themselves transported to a strange and beautiful land. Fearing they may never see home again, they set off on a magical journey. Accompanied by a Tin Woodman, a Scarecrow,...
The phantom tollbooth
Juster, Norton, 1929-2021 author.
Paper Book
With almost 5 million copies sold 60 years after its original publication, generations of readers have now journeyed with Milo to the Lands Beyond in this beloved classic. Enriched by Jules Feiffer's splendid illustrations, the wit, wisdom, and wordplay of Norton Juster's offbeat fantasy are as...
Every heart a doorway
McGuire, Seanan author.
Paper Book
Children have always disappeared under the right conditions; slipping through the shadows under a bed or at the back of a wardrobe, tumbling down rabbit holes and into old wells, and emerging somewhere... else. But magical lands have little need for used-up miracle children. Nancy tumbled once, but...
Alice's adventures in wonderland
Carroll, Lewis
Ebook
Nos4a2 [electronic resource] A novel.
Hill, Joe.
Ebook
The spine-tingling, bone-chilling novel of supernatural suspense from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Fireman and Horns--now an AMC original series starring Zachary Quinto, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Ashleigh Cummings. "A masterwork of...
The saint's magic power is omnipotent, volume 1 [electronic resource]
Tachibana, Yuka.
Ebook
In the shadow of the throne
Sheridan, Kate
Paper Book
When his younger siblings and parents begin to irritate him on vacation, Jordan tries to get some space. But instead of wandering around the museum, he finds himself dropped in a fantasy world of magic where he can finally have some fun and train to become a knight. Except Prince Astel and Sir...

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