SURELY GWENDOLYN CHANT WAS DESTINED FOR GREAT THINGS.

Her magic was string.  Strong enough to gain the respect of all the witches and warlocks on Coven Street.  String enough to draw the attention of the awesome Chrestomanci.  Strong enough to get Gwendolyn and her brother, Cat, transported to Chrestomanci's castle where Gwendolyn planned to learn even more powerful magic from the great enchanter.

But the castle was not as Cat and Gwendolyn expected.  Cat watched Gwendolyn rebel as Chrestomanci ignored her talents - until she had unleashed a magic so powerful that she couldn't control it.  A fearsome magic so strong their whole world would reel under the force of it.

"AN OUTSTANDING SUCCESS!"
- ANDRE NORTON

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?

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...

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.

In two world where the practice of magic has gone dangerously awry, there is only one solution - call upon the Chrestomanci.

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Other Books by Diana Wynne Jones

DOGSODY
(AN ALA NOTABLE BOOK)
"His power circumscribe... of his dog's body, the exiled... the daughter of an Irish p... a perilous quest of his own.  Unusual seriocomic science fantasy." - ALA Booklist

POWER OF THREE
"A powerful curse threatens to destroy the moor and its inhabitants: Giants, lumbering creatures with noisome machines; Dorig, shape-shifters who live underwater; and mound people with magical powers.  The setting is present day England, the Giants humans, the mound folk and Dorig descendants of the ancient Fairy inhabitants of Britain, and the moor is to be flooded to provide water for London....  Fast paced and suspenseful." - School Library Journal

CHARMED LIFE
"This vivid tale of witchery unfolds one teasing bit at a time, until the final climactic whoosh.  Cat and his sister Gwendolen are orphens in... a world slighty askew with enchantment.  Readers experienced in the ways of fantasy and mystery will enjoy piecing together what happens." - ALA Booklist

THE MAGICIANS OF CAPRONA
"The author has a remarkable talent for creating time which never was yet seems believably familiar.  The imaginary duchy of Caprona has fallen upon evil times.  The powers of the Montanas and the Petrocchia, the two chief 'spell-houses,' are declining; a wicked enchanter is at work undermining the charms which once defended the city from its foes....  A gorgeous concoction of humor, suspense, and romance." - Horn Book

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When They threw Jamie out to the Boundaries, he was at first too shocked and amazed to  make much sense of it.  He'd been told he could go Home if he found himself in the right world, but life seemed to be a succession of strange countries, some pleasant, most dangerous, where survival was all that mattered.

Little by little, though, Jamie realized that there was a curious logic in things - he wasn't the only Homeward Bounder, for one thing, though some, like Ahasuerus and the Flying Dutchman, had been trying to get Home for a very long time.

But Jamie decided to try and do more than that.  Together with some other Homeward Bounders - Helen, who could do some extraordinary things with her withered arm, Joris the demon hunter (and Konstam his master) - and other friends, he plotted to oppose Them direct, in the fortress which seemed to be Their chief stronghold.

This is a remarkable, powerful story, full of unexpected events and ideas, which will absorb and fascinate all those who read it.

Back flap:
DIANA WYNNE JONES was raised in the village of Thaxted, in Essex, England.  She has been a compulsive storyteller for as long as she can remember, enjoying most ardently those tales dealing with witches, hobgoblins and the like.  She is the author of several books for young readers including Dogsbody, an ALA Notable Book; Power of Three, Charmed Life, and Magicians of Caprona.  (See the back of this jacket.)  She has also written three plays for children and a novel for adults.  Ms. Jones lives in Bristol, England, with her husband, a professor of English at Bristol University, and their sons.

IN WHICH A WITCH BEWITCHED THE HATTER'S DAUGHTER...  AND THEN SOME.

Sophie lived in the town of Market Chipping, which was in Ingary, which was a land in which invisible cloaks and seven-league boots really did exist.  Which meant that nothing was quite as it seemed and anything could happen - especially when the Witch of the Waste got her dander up.  Which was often.

As her younger sisters set out to seek their fortunes, Sophie stayed in her father's hat shop.  Which proved most unadventurous, until the Witch of the Waste came to buy a bonnet, but was not pleased.  Which was why she turned Sophie into an old lady.  Which was spiteful witchery.

Now Sophie must seek her own fortune.  Which means striking a bargain with the lecherous Wizard Howl.  Which means entering his ever-moving castle, taming a blue fire demon, grappling with green slime... and meeting the Witch of the Waste head-on.  Which was more than Sophie bargained for.

"JONES HAS OUTDONE HERSELF IN THIS FROLICKING, WARMHEARTED FANTASY...
Great fun.  Thoroughly enjoyable - a wonderful blend of humor, magic and romance!"
- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

The Lives of Christopher Chant

A bewitching fantasy by a master of the supernatural

His father and uncles are enchanters, his mother a powerful sorceress, yet nothing seems natural about Christopher Chant except his dreams.  Night after night, he climbs through the formless Place Between and visits marvelous lands he calls the Almost Anywheres.  Then Christopher Chant discovers that he can bring real, solid things back from his dreams.  Others begin to recognize the extent of his powers, and they issue an order that turns Christopher's life upside down: Go to Chrestomanci Castle to train to be the controller of all the world's magic.

The Lives of Christopher Chant is the adventure-filled story of the boyhood of Chrestomanci, the famous magician who also appears in Charmed Life, Witch Week, and The Magicians of Caprona.

"A cracking good story."  - ALA Booklist (starred review)
"Wonderfully entertaining.  A born storyteller weaves her own brand of magic."  - The Horn Book (starred review)

An ALA Notable Book

Cover art © 1998 by Greg Newbold

The Magicians of Caprona

An enchanting fantasy by a master of the supernatural

Tonino is the only person in the famous Montana household who wasn't born with an instinct for creating spells, but he has other gifts.  His ability to communicate with cats just might help defend the city of Caprona against a mysterious enchanter - but only if Tonino can learn to cooperate with a girl from the hated Petrocchi family of spell-makers.  In this spirited tale of adventure, Tonino learns that sometimes a boy, a girl, and a cat can do more than all the magicians of Caprona combined.

The Magicians of Caprona features the debonair enchanter Chrestomanci, who also appears in Charmed Life, Witch Week, and The Lives of Christopher Chant.

"A gorgeous concoction of humor, suspense, and romance."
- The Horn Book

"Chalk up another triumph for Jones, who is as gifted at spellbinding as any of her characters."
- Publishers Weekly

Cover art © 1999 by Greg Newbold

Witch Week

A wild comic fantasy from a master of the supernatural

There are good witches and bad witches, but the law says that all witches must be burned at the stake.  So when an anonymous note warns, "Someone in this class is a witch," the students in 6B are nervous - especially the boy who's just discovers that he can cast spells and the girl who was named after the most famous witch of all.

Witch Week features the debonair enchanter Chrestomanci, who also appears in Charmed Life, The Magicians of Caprona, and The Lives of Christopher Chant.

"A wonderful fantasy from one of the genre's best practitioners."  - School Library Journal (starred review)

"Entertaining and often hilariously funny." - The Horn Book