Cart and Cwidder - Diana Wynne Jones

The Pinhoe Egg - Diana Wynne Jones

bit too nicely. Children probably won t mind though - in fact it s a hopeful and optimistic ending entirely appropriate for young readership, and in keeping with the way Wynne -Jones mixes the spectacularly magical, the cosily homely and the emotionally profound. "The Pinhoe Egg" contains a number of beyond the book extras, which allow for clarifications and world building, while keeping the readers interested in further - and previous - books from the Chrestomanci series. This book should appeal to similar readership as its predecessor, as it has a similar mix of colourful, fairly complex characters, truly enchanting magic described in detail, mayhem and ...

Lives of Christopher Chant, The - Diana Wynne Jones

Young Christiopher Chant has a series of strange dreams which allow him to enter the mysterious world of Chritomani. Chris is obliviouis to the fact that he has powerful magical powers or even 9 lives until he meets a terrifiying enchanter Dr parson. Parts of the book are vaugely familiar to the Harry Potter series and helps ...

Deep Secret - Dianna Wynne Jones

Fantasy and humour combine to make this an extremely enjoyable read. Switch back and forth between the journal of Rupert the mage and the diary of Maree Mallory, as they deal with one crisis after another, not realising how their fates are intertwined. Rupert tries to find a replacement for his dead (and now haunting the car) mentor, as well as dealing with the collapse of an otherwordly empire, not to mention coping with the strangness of a fantasy/sci - fi conventon at which the infuriating Maree is also attending. Maree meanwhile has to deal living with her horror writer uncle, her bitch of an aunt, and cousin Nick; being broke, strange dreams, and worrying ...