The Lives of Christopher Chant (Chronicles of Chrestomanci)

by Diana Wynne Jones

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The Chronicles of Chrestomanci: Publication Order (4)

The Chronicles of Chrestomanci: Chronological Order (1)

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It was years before Christopher told anyone about his dreams. This was because he mostly lived in the nurseries at the top of the big London house, and the nursery maids who looked after him changed every few months.

He thought everyone had the same type of dreams he had, too. He did not think they were worth mentioning. The dreams always began the same way. Christopher got out of bed and walked around the corner of the night nursery wall-the part with the fireplace, which jutted out-onto a rocky path high on the side of a valley.

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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 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:06:48 -0400)

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