HarperCollinsChildren'sBooks The Magicians of Caprona, Children's, Paperback, Diana Wynne Jones
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Description: Glorious new rejacket of a Diana Wynne Jones favourite, featuring Chrestomanci - now a book with extra bits!. HarperCollinsChildren'sBooks The Magicians of Caprona, Children's, Paperback, Diana Wynne Jones - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
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Product ID: 9780007267682
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Dimensions: 129x198mm
Keywords: magic,Chrestomanci,spells,puppets,demon,cats,family feud,spaghetti,enchanter
ISBN: 9780007267682
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Author: MRS D RYAN
Rating: 5
Review: This is a general review for the Chrestomanci series by Diana Wynne-Jones. I first read the Chrestomanci series when I was 23. I am now 37 and I am re-reading them again and it is just so blissful! The first Chrestomanci book "Charmed Life" was written in 1977 about 20 years before the first Harry Potter. In this book, newspaper photos moved, Chrestomanci had his different lives hidden in different places, people in portraits and pictures jumped from frame to frame, plenty of clever cats, not a magic wand in sight and so on. From the lowest witch or warlock to the most powerful enchanter, no wand. We're talking people with real abilities, and who do not become useless as soon as they lose their wand. Basically, many, many ideas in the Harry Potter books, you will find in her books. Although the stories are entirely different. And she writes in a light fashion, without too much overwhelming descriptions but just enough to keep the story moving at a good pace. Why there has never been movies made of these books is a mystery to me as they are so superior to a lot of other teenage books around. Perhaps Wynne-Jones didn't want to. I highly recommend these books. I have just about finished the lot and I am restarting them again, particularly "Charmed Life" which I think is just superb. One just falls in love with the character that is Chrestomanci. I very, very rarely read a book twice. However, with the Chrestomanci, I just seem to never tire. Even more so with her wonderful book "Howl's Moving Castle" which is not part of this series but which was made into an extraordinary full-length animated feature by the one and only Japanese master story-teller Hiyao Mayazki (Studio Ghibli). Now, I have lost count of how many times I have read this book. I just never bore of it either. Diana Wynne-Jones is the only fiction author whose books I have read over and over. No one else. I completed "Charmed Life", and started straight at the beginning again. I wish she had had time to write two or more Chrestomanci books before she passed away. At any rate, I believe her books will be in print for many decades to come.
Author: Amazon Customer
Rating: 3
Review: This is the fourth book in the Chrestomanci modern teen fantasy novel and an easy, fun read for teenagers. The novel starts slowly but quickly becomes gripping! The vocabulary and linguistic techniques are excellent. A fun read!
