The article deals with the linguocultural comparison of the fantasy genre in the works of Ursula Le Guin and Khudoiberdi Tokhtaboev. Analysis and comparison is made from the point of view of the transformation of the system of images of a literary source in the works. It is revealed that fantasy is characterized, in particular, by such features as the transfer of the internal conflict to the external plane, the shift in emphasis from the personal changes of the characters to their adventures, the transformation of the hero's journey underlying the narrative, and the strengthening of the role of antagonists.