by Diana Wynne Jones (Author), Diana Wynne Jones (Author), Tim Stevens (Illustrator)
Welcome to the worlds of Chrestomanci, where magic is as common as mathematics! Everybody says that Gwendolyn Chant is a gifted witch with astonishing powers, so it suits her enormously when she is taken to live in Chrestomanci Castle. Her brother Eric (better known as Cat) is not so keen, for he has no talent for magic at all. However, life with the great enchanter is not what either of them expects and sparks begin to fly! Winner of the Guardian Award.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 252
Edition: New edition
Publisher: HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks
Published: 07 Mar 2005
ISBN 10: 0006755151
ISBN 13: 9780006755159
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years
Book Overview: / Lead title Welcome to the worlds of Chrestomanci, where magic is as common as mathematics! / Diana Wynne Jones first conjured up the enigmatic and embroidered dressing-gowned enchanter Chrestomanci in 1977. The adventures in his magical worlds (for, as every budding sorceror knows, there are many series of parallel worlds) continue to readers all over the world. / Major relaunch of Diana Wynne Jones's Chrestomanci backlist to coincide with the brand new adventure, CONRAD'S FATE. / Competition: Harry Potter, Philip Pullman, Terry Pratchett
...Her hallmarks include laugh-aloud humour, plenty of magic and imaginative array of alternate worlds. Yet, at the same time, a great seriousness is present in all of her novels, a sense of urgency that links Jones's most outrageous plots to her readers' hopes and fears...
Publishers Weekly
Diana Wynne Jones (1934-2011) spent her childhood in Essex and began writing fantasy novels for children in the 1970s. With her unique combination of magic, humour and imagination, she enthralled generations of children and adults with her work. She won the Guardian Award in 1977 with Charmed Life, was runner-up for the Children's Book Award in 1981 and was twice runner-up for the Carnegie Medal.
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