A Sudden Wild Magic

A Sudden Wild Magic

by Diana Wynne Jones (Author)

Synopsis

For aeons the mages of Arth, a neighbouring universe, have been looting Earth of ideas, innovations and technologies, all the while manipulating events and creating devastating catastrophes for their own edification. Now this brazen piracy is threatening Earth with total extinction. It is up to the Ring, a secret society of witches and warlocks dedicated to the continuance and well-being of mankind, to fight the virtuous, unbendingly traditional stronghold of Arth with an arsenal of psychological sabotage, internal dissension -- and kamikaze sex ...

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Format: Mass Market Paperback
Pages: 380
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: Gollancz
Published: 17 Jul 1997

ISBN 10: 0575601973
ISBN 13: 9780575601970
Book Overview: Diana Wynne Jones has sold more than half a million copies of her children's books in the past year Winner of the Mythopoeic Award (beating Harry Potter!) 'Thought provoking and utterly engaging, this tour-de-force succeeds on numerous levels' Publishers Weekly 'Most adults with taste have been reading her books for years' Good Book Guide 'Another delightful example of the sub-genre that can only be dubbed Jones ... I'd vote for Jones as a British National Treasure' Locus The Chrestomanci series reissued by Collins Children's Books has been highly successful, with over half a million copies in print Should sit in both fantasy and children's sections, as with Ursula Le Guin's THE OTHER WIND http://suberic.net/dwj/ is Diana Wynne Jones's official fansite

Author Bio
Diana Wynne Jones is Britain's foremost writer of children's fantasy, including the World Fantasy Award-nominated Archer's Goon, which was made into a six-part BBC TV series, and the Guardian Award-winning Charmed Life.