Chronicles of Chrestomanci
6 primary works • 14 total works
Book 1
Welcome to the worlds of Chrestomanci, where magic is as common as mathematics!
Everybody says that Gwendolyn Chant is a gifted witch with astonishing powers, so it suits her enormously when she is taken to live in Chrestomanci Castle. Her brother Eric (better known as Cat) is not so keen, for he has no talent for magic at all.
However, life with the great enchanter is not what either of them expects and sparks begin to fly!
Winner of the Guardian Award.
Book 2
Book 3
A splendid, new, magical adventure from Diana Wynne Jones, set in the worlds of Chrestomanci!
Conrad is young, good at heart, and yet is apparently suffering from the effects of such bad karma that there is nothing in his future but terrible things. Unless he can alter his circumstances – well, to be brutally honest, he is DOOMED.
Conrad is sent in disguise to Stallery Mansion, to infiltrate the magical fortress that has power over the whole town of Stallchester, and to discover the identity of the person who is affecting his Fate so badly. He has to put an end to them, or he wont last the year. But can any plan really be that simple and straightforward? Of course it can't! And things start to go very strangely for Conrad from the moment he meets the boy called Christopher…
This is trademark DWJ – packed with laugh-aloud humour, insane logic, spot-on observations, organised chaos, and all wrapped up in a rattling good adventure which oozes magic from every seam. Literally.
Book 4
Book 5
In the worlds of Chrestomanci, anything can happen. This adventure takes place in the Italian Dukedom of Caprona, where spells are as slippery and as tricksy as spaghetti!
INCLUDES EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH THE AUTHOR AS WELL AS 10 SPECIAL LINKED ESSAYS ON EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE WORLDS OF CHRESTOMANCI
Casa Montana and Casa Petrocchi look after the magical business in the Dukedom of Caprona, watched over by its magnificent guardian statue, the Angel. The families have been feuding for years, so when all the spells start going wrong, each naturally blames the other.
Then young Tonino Montana and Angelica Petrocchi disappear. Could the terrible rumours of a White Devil who threatens Caprona be true after all?
Book 6
Magical mayhem is afoot in a new adventure set in the worlds of the nine-lived enchanter Chrestomanci.
As many people know already, it's Chrestomanci's job to control the magic in the related worlds. Using magic is always dangerous, and it always has consequences, so even the best-intentioned witch or warlock needs help and guidance from time to time. Not only that, but there are plenty of ordinary people in the worlds without even a whiff of magical ability, and they need someone to make sure that the magic-users don't get their own way all of the time. Even so, in the village around Chrestomanci Castle, all sorts of magical misuse is going on which very few people seem to be aware of!
When Cat Chant finds the egg in Gammer Pinhoe's attic, he knows he has to have it. Marianne Pinhoe isn't sure what Gammer will think about that, but she lets him take it anyway. Rumour has it it's an elephant egg, but Cat's convinced it's a dragon's egg. Within the safety of Chrestomanci Castle, the egg eventually hatches - and at the same time, chaos breaks out in the surrounding village. Can Cat and Marianne get to the root of the problem, and can Cat's new charge help?
An anthology of four short stories, featuring Chrestomanci and many familiar friends and worlds from the novels.
The titles are: Warlock at the Wheel, The Sage of Theare, Carol Oneir’s Hundredth Dream and Stealer of Souls.
Carol Oneir’s Hundredth Dream has never been published in the UK before.
Stealer of Souls is a long-awaited, completely new, never previously published story.
Books 1-4
This box set brings together the four Chrestomanci novels, where the enigmatic nine-lifed enchanter wields powerful magic...
The Lives of Christopher Chant When Christopher discovers he has nine lives and is destined to be the next `Chrestomanci' he is not pleased. But he soon finds that destiny is difficult to avoid, particularly when an evil smuggler, The Wraith, threatens the ways of the worlds...
Charmed Life Gwendolen and Eric Chant are taken to live with a powerful nine-lifed enchanter in Chrestomanci Castle. Gwendolen is thrilled, for she is a gifted witch. Eric, on the other hand, has no talent for magic at all. Watch the sparks fly, as life with Chrestomanci takes an unexpected turn...
Witch Week The note to Mr Crossley was clear: SOMEONE IN THIS CLASS IS A WITCH. The most awful thing was, the note might be true - for this was a school for witch-orphans. A visit from the Divisional Inquisitor would mean trouble... real trouble.
The Magicians of Caprona Casa Montana and Casa Petrocchi look after the magical business in Caprona. The families have been feuding for years, so when all the spells start going wrong, each naturally blames the other. When Young Tonino Montana and Angela Petrocchi disappear, terrible rumours of a White Devil start...
Books 5-6
Books 1-2
Books 3-4
The Chrestomanci series: 3 Book Collection (The Charmed Life, The Pinhoe Egg, Mixed Magics)
by Diana Wynne Jones
THREE magical titles from the award-winning Chrestomanci series by Diana Wynne Jones, brought together for the first time in this exclusive eBook collection.
Charmed Life and The Pinhoe Egg are two books from the much-loved Chrestomanci series that follow Cat Chant as he develops from a young boy with no talent for magic into a confident enchanter with many friends around the castle. Mixed Magics is a collection of four short stories from the series also set in the wonderful world of Chrestomanci.
Winner of numerous accolades including the Guardian Award, these stories have been loved by generations of children’s and adults alike.
Diana Wynne Jones was hailed by Neil Gaiman as `the best writer of magic there is.’
Books 1-7
Welcome to the worlds of Chrestomanci, where magic is as common as mathematics and anything can happen… an exclusive ebook collection of the entire seven book series by the award-winning Diana Wynne Jones.
Welcome to the worlds of Chrestomanci, where magic is as common as mathematics and anything can happen… an exclusive ebook collection of the entire seven book series by the award-winning Diana Wynne Jones.
Featuring the magical and enduring characters of Gwendolen and Christopher Chant, and many more, this collection brings the stories of the world of Chrestomanci together for the first time.
Winner of numerous accolades including the Guardian Award, these stories have been loved by generations of children’s and adults and Diana Wynne Jones was hailed by Neil Gaiman as `the best writer of magic there is.’