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12 books with a reading profile close to A Tourist Guide To Lancre by Stephen Briggs, Terry Pratchett. Practical, outward-looking, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.

1

Jumanji

by Chris Van Allsburg

Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible

When Peter and Judy find a discarded board game under a tree, they expect a simple afternoon of play.
2

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

by Newt Scamander

Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible

Newt Scamander’s encyclopedia catalogues eighty-five magical species found across five continents.
3

Percy Jackson's Greek heroes

by Rick Riordan

Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible

In this illustrated compendium, Percy Jackson provides a firsthand retelling of the lives and labors of twelve classic Greek protagonists, including Perseus, Atalanta, Bellerophon, and Hercules.
4

Quidditch Through the Ages

by J.K. Rowling

Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible

Presented as a facsimile of a library book from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, this volume details the historical evolution of the wizarding world's premier sport.
5

Percy Jackson and the Singer of Apollo

by Rick Riordan

Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible

In this short story, Percy Jackson is celebrating Grover Underwood’s birthday when the god Apollo appears to demand a favor.
6

The Lands of Ice and Fire

by George R. R. Martin, Jonathan Roberts

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible

The Lands of Ice and Fire is a cartographic collection containing twelve high-resolution, folding maps of the fictional world from the A Song of Ice and Fire series.
7

Rat Queens, Vol. 1: Sass & Sorcery

by Kurtis J. Wiebe

Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible

Hannah the rock-abilly elven mage, Violet the hipster dwarven fighter, Dee the atheist human cleric, and Betty the hippy smidgen thief comprise the Rat Queens, a rowdy mercenary crew in the fantasy town of Palisade.
8

Fortunately, the Milk

by Neil Gaiman

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible

When a father heads to the corner shop to buy milk for his children’s cereal, he returns late with a fantastic explanation for his delay.
9

Odd and the Frost Giants

by Neil Gaiman

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible

Odd, a young boy in a Viking village, suffers from a crippled leg and a streak of bad luck following his father’s death.
10

A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking

by T. Kingfisher

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible

Fourteen-year-old Mona possesses a niche magical talent: she can manipulate dough and animate baked goods.
11

Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy

by Cassandra Clare

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible

This collection of ten linked stories follows Simon Lewis, once a mortal, then a vampire, who becomes a Shadowhunter trainee at the Academy in Idris.
12

Wonder Woman: Warbringer

by Leigh Bardugo

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible

Princess Diana of Themyscira yearns to prove her worth to her Amazon sisters by competing in a grueling race across their isolated island.

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