"... the same book made one man a Christian while making another a Pagan, and thus is its strange power: capable, through subtle magics, of waking you like its protagonist into a wholly different cosmos."

-- Rhyd Wildermuth, from his Introduction

Renowned for inspiring C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, George MacDonald's haunting novel, Phantastes ("fantasies") is also a powerful magical guide to the imaginal realms...

"... the same book made one man a Christian while making another a Pagan, and thus is its strange power: capable, through subtle magics, of waking you like its protagonist into a wholly different cosmos."

-- Rhyd Wildermuth, from his Introduction

Renowned for inspiring C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, George MacDonald's haunting novel, Phantastes ("fantasies") is also a powerful magical guide to the imaginal realms and the alchemical exploration of the human psyche.

Ritona and Sul Books are pleased to offer this edition of George MacDonald's transformative work with an introduction and elucidations by Druid author Rhyd Wildermuth (author of Being Pagan and A People's Guide to Tarot).