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In this multiple parallel universes of the Twelve Related Worlds, only an enchanter with nine lives is powerful enough to control the rampant misuse of magic--and to hold the title Chrestomanci... The Chants are a family strong in magic, but neither Christopher Chant nor Cat Chant can work even the simplest of spells. Who could have dreamed that both Christopher and Cat we...more

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Published January 9th 2001 by Greenwillow Books (first published 1988)

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May 14, 2012 Laura rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: everyone, particularly fans of Harry Potter

Diana Wynne Jones is a delight to read. Understated, clever, and filled with dry humor, this book was very hard to tear myself away from. The escapades of the Chant boys are ridiculously fun.

I was introduced to Diana Wynne Jones by Miyazaki's animated version of her book, "Howl's Moving Castle", which I enjoyed reading after seeing the film. I picked up "The Chronicles", having heard that Jones' "Chronicles of Chrestomanci" series was superior to the "Harry Potter" books. Though "Harry Potter"...more

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Jun 19, 2008 Martine rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Harry Potter fans

Shelves: british, fantasy, favourites, modern-fiction, children-s-lit

Long before J.K. Rowling ever invented Harry Potter, Diana Wynne Jones penned the Chrestomanci series, in which children perform magic (or fail to do so) in worlds which resemble ours but are ever so slightly different. Like Rowling, Jones infused her fantasy novels for children with enough wit and interesting ideas to make them appealing to adult readers; unlike Rowling, she never made it big, although one of her books, Howl's Moving Castle , was adapted into an enjoyable anime movie by Hayao M...more Long before J.K. Rowling ever invented Harry Potter, Diana Wynne Jones penned the Chrestomanci series, in which children perform magic (or fail to do so) in worlds which resemble ours but are ever so slightly different. Like Rowling, Jones infused her fantasy novels for children with enough wit and interesting ideas to make them appealing to adult readers; unlike Rowling, she never made it big, although one of her books, Howl's Moving Castle , was adapted into an enjoyable anime movie by Hayao Miyazaki a few years ago. It's a pity Jones is not better known in the world of children's fiction, as her work is as good as Rowling's, if not actually better. While they lack the puns and pseudo-Latin that make the Potter books such a delight, Jones' stories are exciting and well-paced -- more so than some of Rowling's books. They feature great magic, superb world-building and a psychological insight which I think beats Rowling's. Jones understands children well, which makes it easy to identify with her young protagonists, even if they occasionally perform acts of magic to which few of us can aspire.

The first story in this two-book volume, Charmed Life, is set in a world which vaguely resembles today's England but seems a bit more old-fashioned and, well, magical. The protagonists are two orphaned siblings -- Eric Chant, nicknamed Cat, and his sister Gwendolen, a young witch of quite formidable powers. When the story opens, Cat and Gwendolen are taken to live with Chrestomanci, a mysterious man whose castle oozes magic and whose assistants are to teach them witchcraft. As always, Cat proves to be useless at magic. He feels stupid, doesn't feel at home in his new surroundings and generally spends a lot of time moping and feeling sorry for himself. Meanwhile, Gwendolen obviously excels at magic, but doesn't quite get the adulation she was expecting. Feeling ignored and insulted, she starts doing all sorts of terrible things to prove how powerful a witch she is. A battle of wills between Gwen and Chrestomanci ensues. Needless to say, things go horribly wrong, and people not just in this world but in all the parallel worlds of the universe may end up suffering for it, unless Cat and Chrestomanci can do something about it.

Charmed Life is a great minor classic. It was my favourite book when I was twelve, and I can still see why -- it's bold, it's inventive, it has funny touches and it's very well put together (although the beginning is a tad slow). Like all good fantasy, it deals with big issues (who should be in charge of magical powers? What are the consequences of our deeds?), but what really makes the book the gem it is, is the characterisation. Cat is a bit too weak and passive to make for a dashing hero, but his frustration and loneliness are genuine, which makes his betrayal at the end all the harsher. For her part, Gwendolen makes a fabulously spoiled and selfish older sister; her tantrums rank among the highlights of the book, and her magic, while nasty and self-serving, undeniably has flair. As for Chrestomanci, who looks vague but might just be the most powerful enchanter in the world (or indeed in all the worlds), he's a brilliant character whom Jones rightly felt deserved a few more appearances in her oeuvre. Thus she devoted the second book in this volume, The Lives of Christopher Chant, entirely to Chrestomanci. A prequel to Charmed Life, The Lives of Christopher Chant tells the story of Chrestomanci's childhood. Like Charmed Life, it features the usual fantasy staples of larger-than-life characters, travel between worlds and the discovery of unsuspected talents, but there's more to it: living goddesses, animals with magical powers, and heaps of spectacular action. For all its magic and non-stop action, though, what sets this book apart from other fantasy fare is the excellent way it deals with the more mundane aspects of life: divorce, friendship, loyalty, betrayal and thwarted dreams. Adult readers will find the story a bit more predictable than Charmed Life, but it's undeniably gripping and imaginative and features a great cameo by a cat. If you like magic and cats, chances are The Lives of Christopher Chant will be right up your alley.(less)

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Aug 18, 2008 Danielle rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: scifi-fantasy

I discovered Diana Wynne Jones as an adult through her "Howl's Moving Castle" title, made into an anime by my favorite Japanese director, Hayao Miyazaki. After watching the movie, I read the book and loved it.

This series is clearly young adult, as are apparently all of Ms. Jones' works, but still an enjoyable, light and entertaining read for times when that's what you need. She creates extremely enjoyable characters. Not deep, but that wouldn't really fit the style of the book, anyway. I found...more

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Jan 14, 2011 Qing rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, young-adult

The first book in the Volume was Charmed Life featured Eric \Cat\" Chant (who I somehow got confused with Christopher Chant in the next book -_- I'm so lame) and his sister, Gwendolyn Chant.^^^^Gwendolyn is such a... grrrrr! So mean... so wanted to biatch slap some sense into her. While Cat's... he's just silly. =P^^^^It was a bit exasperating to read, I admit, but overall it's pretty good - I'm such a sucker for magic/magicians/enchanters/etc, etc.^^^^I enjoyed the second book, The Lives of Chr...more

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Jan 22, 2009 Laura rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: kid-faves, fantasy

I read an article a few years back -- wish I could remember which publication; hopefully they've gone under -- which claimed that Diana Wynne Jones plagiarized Harry Potter for Charmed Life. As I recall, the accusation was largely based on these facts:
(i) Harry Potter and Cat Chant are both young, male, British wizards who also happen to be orphans (and the reviewer inaccurately claimed that Cat wore glasses).
(ii) Harry and Cat are both taken to a place to learn magic.
(iii) What, you need more e...more

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May 12, 2013 Sarah rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: speculative-fiction, fiction, childrens

The Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Vol. 1, by Diana Wynne Jones, contains the first two in her Chrestomanci series, Charmed Life and The Lives of Christopher Chant. These novels for young adults are about a world (or, rather, worlds) similar to ours but in which some people can perform magic and others can't. Both of the books in this volume are about a boy who discovers his powerful ability to perform magic. Sound sort of familiar? Yes, there are similarities to Harry Potter, which is unfortunate...more

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Dec 03, 2012 Debi Linton rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy-ya

A nice boy-learns-magic children’s book from the Great British tradition that also includes Jill Murphy and later a certain Rowling lady. The protagonist, Cat is the younger brother of a witch – Gwendolen – who is exposed to some bad influences at a key point in her moral development and spends much of the book having a giant witchy temper tantrum.

I misphrased that. The plot of the book is Gwendolen having a giant witchy temper tantrum, while Cat runs around trying to clean up after her until he...more A nice boy-learns-magic children’s book from the Great British tradition that also includes Jill Murphy and later a certain Rowling lady. The protagonist, Cat is the younger brother of a witch – Gwendolen – who is exposed to some bad influences at a key point in her moral development and spends much of the book having a giant witchy temper tantrum.

I misphrased that. The plot of the book is Gwendolen having a giant witchy temper tantrum, while Cat runs around trying to clean up after her until he realizes that he doesn’t have to be tied to his big sister’s machinations any more.

There are other characters in it, and they’re all great characters, but mostly their job is to let Gwendolen have her temper tantrum until she goes away and then apologize to Cat for not being more supportive. Which is actually nice. It’s important for boy-learns-magic books for a putative authority figure to let him get himself in trouble, but it’s rare for them to turn around at the end of the novel and apologize for it.

Diana Wynne Jones’ skill comes in her over the top, deeply flawed characters, that encourages us to revel in the character’s flaws. Sometimes this involves ambushing their roommates as they come out of their bedroom saying “Gwendolen is HORRIBLE!” But Gwedolen is young, and flawed, and Cat is naive and loyal, and they both may have room for growth even after the books ends. No one is perfect, and some people are ridiculous, and that’s where Wynne Jones’ gift for description comes in.

I defy anyone not to love a book with the line “and then he swept out of the room like a very long procession of one person.”

I don’t know where these books have been all my life. I keep expecting some sudden sense of deja legi to hit me in the face and remind me that I loved them as a kid, but so far nothing. All the better, because now I get to read them for the first time.

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Diana Wynne Jones might be touching on an interesting idea – that if you spend your time doing a lot of ‘evil’ things, even if you don’t know exactly what you’re doing – it spills over into the rest of your life and you develop a toxic attitude that ruins your happiness elsewhere. I suspect, however, it’s more a case of “if you are determined to be miserable, you will be”, independent of whether or not you’re involved in criminal activity in your spare time, which is an easier idea to fit into a children’s story.

The Lives of Christopher Chant is about a cat named Throgmorten, who is the much more interesting literary predecessor of Hermione’s cat Crookshanks, and has the personality of the goose Saracen* in feline form. He is kidnapped from his home and forced into another world by an entitled little boy whose uncle wants to dissect Throgmorten for his magical powers. He kills the boy and escapes, only to be captured by wizards and held prisoner in a castle by people who treat him like a monster and abuse him horribly. Only when the boy arrives in the castle does Throgmorten find a friend, despite the boy’s irritating habit of dying. The two of them contrive a plan to capture the evil uncle, and Throgmorten finally has his revenge.

Some people may dispute that this is the plot of the book. Some people might think it is about the wonderful human characters, including children who will grow up to be adults in Charmed Life alongside a rich and interesting adult cast, despite an unfortunate comment about the only character of color and ‘property,’ which I forgive because he is the greatest human character in the book.

Some people may think that Throgmorten is not the hero, and argue that this is why he’s not in the title of the book.

Those people, in my opinion, would be wrong.(less)

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Oct 16, 2012 Coralie rated it 2 of 5 stars

This was not my favorite. This is two books in one, "Charmed Life" and "The Lives of Christopher Chant". In these books, there are parallel worlds. People have doubles in more than one world. If you have no double, you have nine lives and are a master enchanter, destined for the role of Chrestomanci. The nine lives/cat theme runs strongly through both books.

This background creates a framework for a really good story. The cat theme is really enjoyable - I am liking cats more and more in my old a...more

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Apr 01, 2012 Sam rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Now Diana Wynne Jones has been one of my favourite authors for about 8 years now, ever since I read Year of the Griffin. Though one of my favourite memories is when Howl's Moving Castle came out and would see commercials and go: Hey! That's the name of my favourite author paired with my favourite animator, what is going on!? I have since read many books by her (rest in peace Jones, rest in peace), but Chronicles of Chrestomanci is a series that I found myself a...more

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Dec 25, 2011 Biblibio rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: kids-fantasy, fantasy

To a certain degree, it's a shame that the two books included in this collection come one after the other. Charmed Life and The Lives of Christopher Chant are at once very similar to each other, but also markedly different, most obviously in their characterizations and storytelling style.

One feature is clearly shared by both stories - the two books collected in The Chronicles of Chrestomanci: Volume I take place (quite obviously) in the world of the Chrestomanci and both center around young boys...more

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Dec 09, 2011 Sara rated it 4 of 5 stars

Diana Wynne Jones has an odd style and it always takes me a while to get into her books. She writes children's stories but uses a straightforward adult style to tell them, so it's difficult to decide where these books fit as you're going along. What keeps me coming back to this very prolific author is that any of her books is always guaranteed to be entertainingly creative about the magic in the stories. In this case, I read the first 50 pages a couple of years ago and lost interest because I co...more

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Apr 27, 2011 Readingjay rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: award-winner, children-s, fantasy, 2011, british

It took the recent death of Diana Wynne Jones for me to revisit her work after many years and the first of the Chrestomanci chronicles (Charmed Life - 1977) is as good a place as any to start.

Rereading with post-Potter eyes is a revelation. In a 2003 Guardian interview the similarities were evident even to children:

But children reading the reissued Chrestomanci books soon commented on the likeness to Harry Potter: school background to the magic, referring to a character as one who must not be na...more

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Aug 07, 2009 Janelle Dazzlepants rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: from-my-childhood, magic, wizards, witches

I read a couple of the Chrestomanci books as a preteen and LOVED them, so Im reading and re-reading the entire series as a borderline adult. And not gonna lie, theyre just as cute and amazing as I remember them. Diana Wynne Jones has a knack for creating incredibly complex fantasy worlds that are easily understood by adults and children alike, and creates really relatable characters even when theyre put in such farfetched situations. I love that the mythology doesnt alienate the reader - Im not...more

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Feb 03, 2011 Julie Davis rated it 3 of 5 stars

Charmed life is the first book in this two book volume. It also is the first book in the Chrestomanci series, of which I previously read The Lives of Christopher Chant, which is the number 2 book of the series and which I enjoyed immensely. So, naturally I gave it a whirl.

Cat and Gwendolyn are orphans who are wards of their little town. In their world magic is commonplace although not everyone can work magic and there are different levels of ability and talent. Cat cannot do any magic while Gwen...more

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Apr 24, 2009 Deval rated it 4 of 5 stars

Things are not always what they seem is the theme of the stories in this book. I particularly enjoyed "The Charmed Life". I felt really bad for poor Cat to seemed to be stuck in the worst possible mess due to his loyalty to his sister. Diana Wynne Jones has written one of the best stories I have ever read. You instantly fall in love with the characters. The story is full of humor and innocence that with every turn of the page you'll find yourself smiling. The Old English setting adds to that hum...more

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Apr 24, 2013 Saretta rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: sfida-extralarge, sfida-onceuponatime, sfida-babele, other-ya, other-magic, language-eng, format-ebook, fantasy, children-books

Charmed life ★★★★★
Prima delle storie del ciclo di Chrestomanci- ma non prima in ordine cronologico delle stesse.
Cat e Gwendolen, orfani, il primo mite e accomodante, la seconda, maga battagliera e orgogliosa andranno a vivere con la famiglia di Chrestomanci.
Storia avvincente, ben narrata e ricca di ironia con personaggi ben caratterizzati che evolvono in modo spesso inaspettato.

The lives of Christopher Chant ★★★★★
Qui invece si racconta di come tutto è iniziato: Christopher è ancora un ragazzino...more

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Jun 13, 2011 Jennifer rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: first-read-in-adulthood, guilt-free-brain-candy, on-loan, recommended, young-adult

like a lot of people, i was introduced to ms. jones through Howl's Moving Castle. i thoroughly enjoyed that book, as well as the parts of the movie i saw. (never saw the whole thing, but i was shown the part where howl was depressed and goopy, and it made me laugh like mad.)

these books fit right in to the idea i had of ms. jones as an author - cute, fluffy, and i really liked both books. i hesitate to compare them to harry potter, mostly because everyone ELSE does, but okay. written YEARS befor...more

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Jul 26, 2012 Aura rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: children-s-fantasy

While I really enjoy discovering Diana Wynne Jones's books one by one, I noticed something about her voice. Apart from the energy radiating from the lines (which I think is more obvious in Howl's Moving Castle), there's a detachment from the her part that usually goes very well with fantasy meant for children. Children are interested in the story after all, which they get more readily by relating to those who inhabit the newly discovered world. And this works brilliantly when there always the el...more

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Jan 31, 2009 Jared rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, young-adult

Okay, I decided to give Diana Wynne Jones another chance, even though I wasn't impressed with Howl's Moving Castle.

This book is a compilation of two. The first, Charmed Life, and it's quite good. Perhaps I was too harsh, judging Ms. Jones by Howl's Moving Castle, which can't have been among her best books. The second, The Lives of Christopher Chant is equally good. The characters are a little flat, but otherwise the stories are good.

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May 29, 2010 Karky rated it 4 of 5 stars

Breezed through Charmed Life and The Lives of Christopher Chant quite readily, as they were clever and entertaining. Even so, I felt little sense of completion when all was resolved. Can't quite put my finger on why... But perhaps it was because there was no real sense of danger to keep me on the edge of my seat. Even when there was a death, it didn't amount to much, so when all was said and done it was just another playful adventure until the next time. However, I was very charmed by the charac...more

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Sep 10, 2010 Sara rated it 4 of 5 stars

I bought this book at a used bookstore a long time ago, but never bothered to read it until recently. Then one boring afternoon I dusted it off my bookshelf. I'm so glad I did.

Diana Wynne Jones has become one of my favorite authors, and it all started with this book. Her writing is flowing and clever, her characters are lovable, and I kept finding myself smiling and laughing throughout the whole thing. I wasn't aware this volume was actually two shorter stories in one, and I was disappointed whe...more

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Aug 10, 2011 Lily C. rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: summer-reads, reread, nostalgia

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Dec 30, 2011 Sandy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: ppya11

Two books in 1.
The first book is Charmed Life, about Cat Chant and his sister Gwendolen. Gwen is a witch, but Cat has never really been able to do much magic. They are orphaned in a boat accident and raised by their community for a few years before Gwen contacts the Chrestomanci. There it is eventually revealed that Cat can do magic, in fact he has 9 lives which makes him a very special enchanter, and Gwen is definitely not the sweetest sister around.
Book 2 is The Lives of Christopher Chant. Chr...more

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Oct 09, 2008 Emma rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: people who like books about witchcraft

Book about witchcraft and a kind boy with a crazily mean and uncaring sister in contrast to himself. He can't do magic and she can. What is up with that? FYI, the beginning, for me, was slightly uninteresting, but gets really good at the end. So keep reading!

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Apr 04, 2010 Stephanie rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult

Jones was my favorite author growing up. I have read all of her Chrestomanci stories dozens of times. Despite the fact that I have grown up, I still own all of them and will never get rid of them. I hope that one day my children will read them and enjoy them.

Jones has a fantastic view of magic. She manages to make it simultaneously a mundane thing and also a coveted, special thing. I love the different worlds she creates, and how one of them is always suspiciously like the one we live in. It ma...more

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Sep 20, 2011 Jamie added it · review of another edition

The Chronicles of Chrestomanci were probably the first books I really got into reading, other than Harry Potter. I read them back when I was in middle school, now they're so beaten up and dog-eared and water-stained that it's a wonder I can still read them.
These books help us understand the nine-lived Chrestomanci, first through a story where we learn about Cat Chant, his nephew, and how Cat is more like Chrestomanci then it seems. In the second book, we go in the past to learn how young Christo...more

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Jan 19, 2010 Jbodford rated it 5 of 5 stars

I started re-reading the Chrestomanci series only a few days ago. I’m so picky about favorite books, but for some reason I’ve kept Chrestomanci up on par with Narnia, Harry Potter, and A Song of Ice and Fire since first reading it in 2001. I couldn’t even remember what it was about, except that both volumes are almost 700 pages each.

I really don’t have to elaborate other than I’m almost finished with the first volume and have such a hard time closing it once I get started. I don’t know how on ea...more

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Oct 29, 2011 Camille rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: multiple-worlds, special-powers, wizards

Why does Mrs. Jones have to right such good stuff! I told myself I was going to only read one page... I next found myself halfway through the book. The only reason I stopped was because Cat's sister drives me absolutely crazy. I can't stand her, and fortunately she doesn't get her way in the end. The characterization for her characters was so good that I had a very difficult time falling asleep from thinking about them. I eventually fell asleep... at around 2 in the morning.

The second part of th...more

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Feb 04, 2009 Karen rated it 5 of 5 stars

I'd read Diana Wynne Jones's two books HEXWOOD and THE DARK LORD OF DERKHOLM, and found the first weird and the second only half-funny. I'd watched the movie version of HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE, and wasn't sure if I liked it because of Miyazaki's animation or Jones's ideas. Then I started reading The Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Volume I. I read CHARMED LIFE and THE LIVES OF CHRISTOPHER CHANT yesterday and this morning.

I loved the quirky quaint feel of them, the humor, and especially the characters....more

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Jun 16, 2012 Kelly rated it 1 of 5 stars

There is a laughable caption on the front cover suggesting that fans of Harry will love this book. Who is it that thinks a book with a remotely similar premise to a second book will be just as captivating? Yes, both deal with wizarding school. But where Harry Potter had a focused plot, memorable characters and a carefully developed mythology, ‘Chrestomanci’ dithered around with whatever magical law might serve the plot. We shouldn’t blame Dianna-—molding magic to move the story is a prevalent pr...more

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Diana Wynne Jones was the author of more than thirty critically acclaimed fantasy stories, including the Chrestomanci series and the novels Howl's Moving Castle and Dark Lord of Derkholm.

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