Summerland (novel)
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Author | Michael Chabon |
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Cover Artist | William Joyce |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre(s) | Fantasy |
Publisher | Miramax (part of Hyperion) |
Released | September 17, 2002 |
Media Type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) and audio-CD |
Pages | 500 (hardcover edition) |
Size and Weight | 8.6 x 5.7 x 1.6 inches, 1.6 pounds (hardcover edition) |
ISBN | ISBN 0-7868-0877-2 (hardcover edition) |
Summerland, by Michael Chabon (The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, Wonder Boys, The Mysteries of Pittsburgh), is a fantasy about young children saving the world from evil by playing baseball, the central theme and symbol throughout the novel. Often touted as a Native American version of The Chronicles of Narnia, Summerland weaves elements of a World Series, parallel-universe road trip, and a hero's odyssey into a story read by both children and adults. Not only for baseball and Chabon fans, Summerland is a work from an author that is not known for fantasy stories.