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The Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Volume III (Chronicles of Chrestomanci)

5 reviews
Diana Wynne Jones

Eos, 2008

Tales of the Chrestomanci
Long before Harry Potter was even dreamed of, Diana Wynne Jones was penning stories about her magical alternate worlds, and the nine-lived enchanter Chrestomanci. Fortuntely, the last few years have seen a return for Chrestomanci. "The Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Volume III" compiles the latest two books, one set in the past and one in the present. And both of them have everything you'd expect ...

Castle in the Air

44 reviews
Diana Wynne Jones

Eos, 2008

castle in the air
just when you think everything has calmed down howl manages to tick someone off and this time its a djinn this book will have you scratching you head in wonderment

The Pinhoe Egg (Chrestomanci Books)

23 reviews
Diana Wynne Jones

Eos, 2007

What a fun book!
This charming story with intriguing elements of fantasy and an engaging cast of characters will keep readers in stitches of laughter at most unexpected moments. Rivaling the Hatfields and McCoys in rebellious bickering, the Pinhoes vs. the Chrestomancis are feuding enchanter/witch families, and it's best to keep that a secret from ordinary folk! The egg found in the Pinhoe's attic is not the main ...

The Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Volume 2: The Magicians of Caprona / Witch Week

17 reviews
Diana Wynne Jones

Eos, 2001

The Sequel is my son's favorite
We first heard of Diana Wynne Jones through the animated Japanese film, "Howl's Moving Castle." That film is excellent. But her books are so much better. I have not liked all her books, but the Chrestomanci volumes one and two are superb. This book was my 16 year old son's favorite of the series.

Dark Lord of Derkholm

55 reviews
Diana Wynne Jones

HarperTeen, 2001

A Great Fantasy - very funny, while being an exciting page turner
I was shocked to see several truely awful reviews for a book I consider a masterpiece. It is very funny, while at the same time utterly gripping. Certainly the fact that it is simultainously a spoof and a high fantasy confuses some readers, but that is the delight of the book. I laughed and cried (literally). I have read it twice and my 13 year old son has read it at least three times (once a ...

Cart and Cwidder, Drowned Ammet, the Spellcoats, the Crown of Dalemark (The Dalemark Quartet, Volume 1-4)

1 review
Diana Wynne Jones

Greenwillow Books, 1995

To the Dalemark
Diana Wynne-Jones is best known for her wizards and humorous magic, but in the Dalemark Quartet she takes a trip into more serious fantasy, complete with warring earldoms and strange gods. "The Dalemark Quartet" compiles together the four books of this intriguing, original series. In "Cart and Cwidder," Moril is the dreamy son of a family of wandering minstrels, performing and offering news ...

The Game (Firebird)

15 reviews
Diana Wynne Jones

Puffin, 2007

An Enjoyable Novella Where Myths, Fairy Tales, Legends and Fables Live Side by Side
Hayley, a young girl living in London with her loving grandad and strict grandma, is bored with a life entirely bound by her grandma's rules. Then a street musician named Flute, who doesn't live by the usual rules, walks through a wall into her garden. He shows Hayley the mythosphere--something she had only heard about from her granddad--a place where all the myths, legends, fables and fairy ...

Howl's Moving Castle

192 reviews
Diana Wynne Jones

Eos, 2008

A great suprise
Sophie is the first-born daughter of a deceased hatter. She makes hats in the shop, now run by her step-mother, resigned to her fate of being a homebody when the Witch of the Waste, for reasons of her own which she is not sharing, changes Sophie into an old woman. Fearing rejection Sophie makes her way out into the wide world and finds herself housekeeper to the dread wizard Howl. As you might ...

The Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Volume 1: Charmed Life / The Lives of Christopher Chant

67 reviews
Diana Wynne Jones

Eos, 2001

Inventive and Fun
I first was introduced to the Chrestomanci chronicles after reading Howl's Moving Castle. I must say though, I instantly liked this series from the beginning. Although the book goes pretty slow in the beginning, which I agree with many of the reviewers- it really picks up. The long introduction to what happens really sets up the world of Chrestomanci and is important to understand the general ...

House of Many Ways

18 reviews
Diana Wynne Jones

Greenwillow, 2008

Howl and Sohpie are back! Hurrah!
Charmain is sent to take care of her great-uncle's magical house. Although she'd much rather be reading, she finds herself having to deal with elves, mischievous little blue creatures, giant evil purple bugs, an apprentice wizard that keeps forcing her to help clean, and an overly-affectionate dog. Things get even more complicated when she goes to help the King in his library, only to discover ...

Firebirds: An Anthology of Original Fantasy and Science Fiction

13 reviews

Firebird, 2003

One of the best anthologies I've ever read
This is a collection of some of the finest authors in the biz, and I think every single one of them would be proud of their work here. I loved this book, and although I do admit that it is a little misleading calling it an anthology of fantasy and sci fi when there's pretty much no sci fi in it, I forgive it that small glitch because it's just so good. If you're an intelligent reader, or ...

Conrad's Fate (A Chrestomanci Book)

13 reviews
Diana Wynne Jones

Eos, 2006

A review for adults who still like kids' lit
Finally, a Chrestomanci story that deals with young Christopher, rather than dealing with Cat (when Christopher is the grown-up Chrestomanci). I have been quite intrigued with Christopher and Millie since reading "The Lives of Christopher Chant" about, oh, 10 years ago, and was delighted to read this book and find it was about their teenage years. Of course it is mostly about Conrad, a new ...

Mixed Magics: Four Tales of Chrestomanci

9 reviews
Diana Wynne Jones

HarperTrophy, 2003

Three of the four stories are good
This book contains four stories about Chrestomanci. The first one is a bit disapointing as it doesn't contain Chrestomanci at all. The seccond conatins Cat. The third has Christopher as Chrestomanci The fourth is the best in my opion. I really enjoyed these stories. I would have liked them more if it was about Christopher Chant.

The Year of the Griffin (Gollancz)

30 reviews
Diana Wynne Jones

Gollancz, 2003

Wow!
I really enjoyed this book. Whilst I do think that the end of the book was rather sketchy...literally, in that the author didn't wrap things up properly, I really enjoyed the rest of the book. I've read this book a couple of times through the years, and I find it really worth reading, even for adults. I like the way the story makes you think about more than just getting through the average fluff ...

Dogsbody

44 reviews
Diana Wynne Jones

Mammoth, 1993

A Star Among Us
Imagine that the Sun, the Moon, the Earth, and every stellar body in the sky are alive and conscious, possessed by great spirit beings known as "illuminaries." This is the story about one of the greatest of such entities, Sirius - the Dogstar. Notorious for his fiery temper, Sirius is unjustly found guilty by his celestial peers for the murder of another illuminary. Their sentence upon him is ...

A Tough Guide to Fantasyland (Gollancz)

40 reviews
Diana Wynne Jones

Gollancz, 2004

Very very funny, and useful, too!
I don't recommend sitting down and reading this front-to-back in order, but it's fun to sit and flip through the pages, wandering from one entry to another. The basic idea is that this is a travel guide to the typical sword-and-sorcery fantasy world. Most clichés and stereotypes from fantasy novels have their own entry, cross-referenced to allow you to meander through the pages, snickering when ...

Fire And Hemlock

58 reviews
Diana Wynne Jones

Berkley, 1986

People and their hang-ups with endings
Jones is not my favorite author, but this is my favorite book. People are often confused by the ending, they wanted closure, they wanted love, they wanted... you get the picture. Basically they would have written it differently, but didn't write it and so find solace in complaining about it. When suddenly a book represents a challenge and people get confused by it, they say it's terrible. They ...

Deep Secret

37 reviews
Diana Wynne Jones

Starscape, 2002

A++
One of the best books ive read in a long time. Its does start off slow but it get good so keep reading

CHARMED LIFE (PUFFIN BOOKS)

57 reviews
DIANA WYNNE JONES

PUFFIN BOOKS, 1979

A Charmed Surprise ...
"Charmed Life" is my first Diana Wynne Jones book (I know, I know ... I'm a little late) and I'll openly admit I came to her work through Miyazaki's amazing film "Howl's Moving Castle". Imagine how stupid I felt when I realized that I had been missing out on one of the best writers of our age. While it starts off slowly, Jones's first Chrestomanci book is still a grand, magical, yet simple ...

Witch's Business (Chrestomanci Books)

4 reviews
Diana Wynne Jones

Greenwillow, 2002

An Early DWJ Title
From the previous review I think this was the book published in the UK as Wilkins Tooth. It's a fun story about two children who run a 'Revenge Service' to make some pocket money. As you would expect in a childrens book the scheme backfires. It reminds me of 'Ogre Downstairs' as it's set in an apparently normal town where extra ordinary events occur. I'm not sure why it's been out of print ...

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