|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Perfect Partner
Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought
Conrad's Fate (The Chrestomanci Series) by Diana Wynne Jones  (9)
£4.49
|
The Pinhoe Egg (Chrestomanci) by Diana Wynne Jones  (7)
£4.99
|
Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Volume 2: The Magicians of Caprona/Witch Week: 2 (Chronicles of Chrestomanci) by Diana Wynne Jones  (3)
£4.04
|
The Magicians of Caprona (The Chrestomanci) by Diana Wynne Jones (7)
£4.99
|
The Lives of Christopher Chant (The Chrestomanci Series) by Diana Wynne Jones (12)
£4.49
|
Product details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
See all 7 customer reviews...
"There are thousands of worlds, all different from ours," says Diana Wynne Jones in the introduction to this collection of four short stories featuring her most famous creation. "Chrestomanci's world is the one next door to us, and the difference is that magic is as common as music is with us."And to the enormous relief of her legion of fans, the author has finally returned to that world again with a brand new story featuring her nine-lived enchanter Chrestomanci, the star of four previous full-length novels: Charmed Life, The Magicians of Caprona,Witch Week and The Lives of Christopher Chant. "The Stealer of Souls" combines the inhabitants of Chrestomanci Castle during Charmed Life and one of the young characters from The Magicians of Caprona to great effect, creating a tale with all the usual suspects--original fantasy, spooky humour, substantial characters and a dastardly plot to ruin Chrestomanci and take over the worlds. It's vintage Dianna Wynne Jones.
But there's more. Alongside the new story is another not published in the UK before, Carol Oneir's Hundreth Dream. In it, Chrestomanci is called upon to find out why a young dream-maker is unable to realise her landmark hundredth "Dream film". The magician must go deep inside her mind to unravel her true intentions. Two further collected stories from other anthologies--Warlock at the Wheel and The Sage of Theare--both feature characters new and old, making Mixed Magics a tantalising glimpse of the quality of fantasy that has gone before--and hopefully what is still to come. --John McLay
Synopsis
Glorious rejacket of the story collection set in the worlds of Chrestomanci. The stories featured in this collection are: Warlock at the Wheel Stealer of Souls Carol Oneir's Hundredth Dream The Sage of Theare Everybody's favourite nine-lifed enchanter makes a guest appearance in each tale. Plus man favourites from theChrestomanci novels - and a cast of thousands! With illustrations by Tim Stevens.