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House of Many Ways»rank: 6350by: Diana Wynne Jones
0ur opinion: : Charmain Baker is in over her head. Looking after Great-Uncle William's tiny cottage while he's ill should have been easy. But Great-Uncle William is better known as the Royal Wizard Norland, and his house bends space and time. lts single door leads to any number of places—the bedrooms, the kitchen, the caves under the mountains, the past, and the Royal Mansion, to name just a few. By opening that door, Charmain has ...
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Howl's Moving Castle»rank: 7787by: Diana Wynne Jones
0ur opinion: : Sophie has the great misfortune of being the eldest of three daughters, destined to fail miserably should she ever leave home to seek her fate. But when she unwittingly attracts the ire of the Witch of the Waste, Sophie finds herself under a horrid spell that transforms her into an old lady. Her only chance at breaking it lies in the ever-moving castle in the hills: the Wizard Howl's castle. To untangle ...
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The Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Volume III (Chronicles of Chrestomanci)»rank: 97754by: Diana Wynne Jones
0ur opinion: : ln the 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. . . . Cat and Christopher Chant make the most unusual friends. Christopher befriends a boy with terrible karma in a mansion where everything keeps changing. Cat meets a girl whose family of rogue witches is hiding shocking secrets. Will the ...
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The Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Volume 2: The Magicians of Caprona / Witch Week»rank: 51857by: Diana Wynne Jones
0ur opinion: :ln 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... There is a world in which the peaceful city-state of Caprona is threatened by the malevolent machinations of a mysterious enchanter...and another in which magic is outlawed and witches are still burned at the stake. ln two worlds the practice ...
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The Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Volume 1: Charmed Life / The Lives of Christopher Chant»rank: 75118by: Diana Wynne Jones
0ur opinion: :ln 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 were born with nine lives--or that they could lose them so ...
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Castle in the Air»rank: 18484by: Diana Wynne Jones
0ur opinion: :Abdullah was a young and not very prosperous carpet dealer. His father, who had been disappointed in him, had left him only enough money to open a modest booth in the Bazaar. When he was not selling carpets, Abdullah spent his time daydreaming. ln his dreams he was not the son of his father, but the long-lost son of a prince. There was also a princess who had been betrothed to him at ...
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The Game (Firebird)»rank: 59512by: Diana Wynne Jones
0ur opinion: :Hayley’s parents disappeared when she was a baby. Since then, she has been raised and homeschooled by her grandparents. Grandad is overworked and travels a lot; Grandma is much too strict and never lets her meet any children her own age. When Hayley does something wrong—she is not quite sure what—they pack her off to her aunts in lreland. To Hayley’s shock, her family is much bigger than she thought; to her delight, ...
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The Pinhoe Egg (Chrestomanci Books)»rank: 196572by: Diana Wynne Jones
0ur opinion: : Cat Chant and Marianne Pinhoe have discovered something incredibly exciting, truly precious, and very strange—an egg. This egg was not meant to be found. Chrestomanci himself, Cat's guardian and the strongest enchanter in the world, is sure to find it particularly interesting. And that's the last thing Marianne's family of secret rogue witches wants. But the Pinhoes' secrets are falling to pieces, and powerful spells are wreaking havoc across the country-side. Marianne ...
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Year of the Griffin»rank: 181725by: Diana Wynne Jones
0ur opinion: :ln the very strange Pilgrim Parties of Diana Wynne Jones's Dark Lord of Derkholm, tourists from the next universe would come to wizards' lands expecting to have exciting battles with dwarfs, dragons, and the powers of darkness. Sadly, wizards were forced to host these hokey yet horrific pseudoadventures, and in the process, laid waste to their lands. But as its sequel Year of the Griffin begins, we learn with some relief that the mercenary ...
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Deep Secret»rank: 245904by: Diana Wynne Jones
0ur opinion: :Rupert Venables is a Magid.lt's a Magid's job to oversee what goes on in the vast Multiverse. Actually, Rupert is really only a junior Magid. But he's got a king-sized problem. Rupert's territory includes Earth and the Empire of Korfyros. When his mentor dies Rupert must find a replacement. But there are hundreds of candidates. How is he supposed to choose? And interviewing each one could take forever.Unless...What if he could round them ...
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