A Tale of Two Worlds Book by Michel Faber

D: A Tale of Two Worlds (often just called D) by Michel Faber is a fantastical modern fairy-tale adventure — a imaginative novel that blends whimsy, metaphor, and moral themes in a story both young adults and adults can enjoy. 📖 Plot Summary The story begins with something strange: the letter “D” disappears from the English language — it vanishes from speech, signs, books, and every written or spoken word. The heroine is Dhikilo (“Dicky”) Bentley, a 13-year-old girl who still hears the missing letter and notices the world changing around her. When adults around her can no longer use or see the letter, she seeks answers and is drawn into deeper mysteries by her old history teacher, Professor Dodderfield, and his magical dog, Nelly Robinson. Dicky is transported to a wintry, alternate realm called Liminus, where all the missing “D”s have been taken and where fearsome creatures — and a tyrannical ruler named the Gamp — control the land. On her quest, she meets strange beings and faces challenges as she tries to restore the lost letter and bring warmth, meaning, and balance back to both worlds.