Hey, here are three fantasy novels, each at least 10 years old, which I have always loved.
Is Underground by Joan Aiken - one of the "Wolves of Willoughby Chase" series, this book is quite readable as a stand-alone novel. Is, one of the younger members of the Twite family, goes to London to look for her lost cousin Arun, only to discover that more than half the children of London have gone missing, including the King's son. This Victorian-era adventure mixes humor, cleverness, fantastical elements and plain good writing into a blend of story that will please anyone who loves "A Series of Unfortunate Events", "The Mysterious Benedict Society" or other similar twisted tales.
A String in the Harp by Nancy Bond - this novel follows an English boy, Peter, from modern day back through time to the 1500's. There, he meets Taliesin, one of the greatest minstrels who ever lived. Mingling modern-day life, Welsh mythology and time-spanning adventure, this story never dulls. If you like "The Dark is Rising" series, or Lloyd Alexander's Prydain Chronicles, give it a try.
Forerunner Foray by Andre Norton - one of the greatest SF writers of all time, Andre Norton started writing in the 40's, and wrote up until her death just a few years ago. Forerunner Foray is a blend of SF and fantasy, in which Ziantha, a sensitive (and thief!) who finds a strange green stone artifact, is drawn into the past and trapped in another woman's life. Together, they must hunt for the mate to Ziantha's stone, and use it to restore themselves to their separate times and lives. Nobody else writes quite like Andre Norton, but if you enjoy Mercedes Lackey or Anne McCaffrey, you may find yourself devouring Andre Norton's many books.
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