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Loading... The Lives of Christopher Chantby Diana Wynne Jones
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Fantastic worlds, unnatural love for cricket and magicians. Christopher has no idea what normal is as he gets bumped from weird life to weird life and then he gets adopted/recruited by Chrestomanci. Christopher has always visited other worlds he calls Anywheres after going to bed. When his uncle suggests trying to meet someone there and helping in some experiments, Christopher is excited and willing to do what he can. In the meantime, his father suspects Christopher has nine lives and should be put in the care of Chrestomanci, which is not something Christopher wants. I could work out what was really going on long before Christopher could and got a little impatient with him being quite dense and self-centred - but overall, I found the book quite enjoyable. This is a prequel to Charmed Life and is very similar. I rented this book several times from our local library, then one day saw it on their 'Books for Sale' trolley. So I just had to buy it! A bargain at 50p. Basic Reason for Beginning: I've loved every book by her that I've read (well, the admittedly very few I've read anyway.) Basic Reason for Finishing: Eeee! So much fun! Full review here. 0.063 seconds to build listing no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Book Description (ISBN 0006755186, Mass Market Paperback)His father and uncles are enchanters, his mother a powerful sorceress, yet nothing seems magical 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 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 Chretomanci, the famous magician who also appears in Charmed Life, Witch Week, and The Magicians of Caprona. "A Born storyteller weaves her own brand of magic." --The Horn Book (starred review) "A cracking good story." ALA Booklist (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:24 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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Although the story was rather predictable, it was still an absorbing read. I liked the Goddess best. -Vicki (