Characters
- David - A boy of twelve, who loves books and stories. After his mother's death and his father's remarriage, he is magically transported into another world and must seek out King Jonathan and his Book of Lost Things to find a way to return home.
- David's mother - She dies at the beginning of the novel and is an inspiration for David to enter into the "other world", since he is tricked by the Crooked Man into believing she is there and in distress.
- David's father - After David's mother dies, he marries Rose; they have a child named Georgie.
- Rose - David's stepmother, administrator of the "not-quite-hospital" in which David's mother died
- Georgie - David's half-brother, son of Rose and David's father
- Dr. Moberley - David's psychiatrist
- The Crooked Man - The antagonist, he lures David into the other world and is both David's protector and his enemy. He is loosely based on Rumpelstiltskin.
- Jonathan Tulvey - Rose's uncle, King of the other world
- Anna - Jonathan's adopted sister
- The Woodsman - David's friend, who promises him to get to the king. Based on the woodsman from Little Red Riding Hood
- Leroi & the Loups - Loups appeared when a young woman wearing a red cape (Little Red Riding Hood) seduced a wolf. Their child was the first Loup, named Leroi. There are many wolves, who have begun to transform into humans. With the ability to talk, some have nearly-human faces, walk on two legs, and wear human clothes. Leroi is the most advanced, and the leader; his dream is to overthrow King Jonathan and take his place.
- Roland the Soldier – based on the English poem Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came
- Raphael – Soldier, friend and romantic interest of Roland
- The Harpies – based on Greek mythology
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
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