The Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Volume 1

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The Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Volume 1

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Author(s):

Diana Wynne Jones

First Pub:

2001

Genre(s):

Fantasy

First Read:

2002

Times Read:

1 time

Rating:

Chapters:

See 3

1 - Charmed Life

2 - The Lives of Christopher Chant

Internal ID:

504

Series:

The Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Volume 2 ->

Chronicles of Chrestomanci*

#1 of 2

Chronicles of Chrestomanci*

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1) The Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Volume 1
2) The Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Volume 2

Copyright:

Dedication:

Charmed Life:
For Claire, Nicholas, and Frances

The Lives of Christopher Chant:
For Leo,
who got hit on the head
with a cricket bat

First Sentence:

Cat Chant admired his elder sister Gwendolyn.

Last Sentence:

May contain spoilers

My love as well.

Mama

Comments:

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Added: 29-Sep-2003

Last Updated: 08-Aug-2015

Publications

09-Jan-2001

HarperTrophy

Mass Market Paperback

Date Issued:

09-Jan-2001

Format:

Mass Market Paperback

Cover Price:

$6.99

Pages*:

598

Read:

Once

Cover Link(s):

World Cat

amazon.com

Internal ID:

166

Publisher:

HarperTrophy

ISBN:

0-064-47268-X

ISBN-13:

978-0-064-47268-5

Country:

West Germany

Language:

English

Credits:

Dan Craig - Cover Artist

In 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...

THE CHANTS are a family strong in magic, but neither Christopher nor Cat can work even the simplest of spells. So how can they hope to thwart the schemes of an avaricious enchanter and a ruthless young witch - schemes that could destroy all the worlds of Chrestomanci?

Cover:

Notes and Comments:

Includes two books: Charmed Life and The Lives of Christopher Chant. Found this at Albertson's of all places.

Author(s)

Diana Wynne Jones
Birth: 16 Aug 1934 London, England, UK
Death: 26 Mar 2011 Bristol, England, UK

Notes:

Diana Wynne Jones was born in London, England. She received a BA degree from St Annes' College in Oxford. She began to write full time in 1965. She has won various awards and honors. The Carnegie Commendation for her book Dogsbody was her first in 1975. She has also won the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award twice and was nominated for the International World Fantasy Award.

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