The childhood of Chrestomanci. Everything in this book happens at least twenty-five years before the story told in Charmed Life…The childhood of Chrestomanci. Everything in this book happens at least twenty-five years before the story told in Charmed Life…Discovering that he has nine lives and is destined to be the next ‘Chrestomanci’ is not part of Christopher’s plans for the future: he’d much rather play cricket and wander around his secret dream worlds. But he soon finds that destiny is difficult to avoid, and that having more than the usual number of lives is pretty inconvenient – especially when you lose them as easily as he does!Then an evil smuggler, known only as The Wraith, threatens the ways of the worlds and forces Christopher to take action…“Truly magical – guaranteed to leave you gasping – even hotter than Potter”The BooksellerDiana Wynne Jones (1934–2011) spent her childhood in Essex and began writing fantasy novels for children in the 1970s. With her unique combination of magic, humour and imagination, she enthralled generations of children and adults with her work. She won the Guardian Award in 1977 with Charmed Life, was runner-up for the Children's Book Award in 1981 and was twice runner-up for the Carnegie Medal.• Diana Wynne Jones first conjured up the enigmatic and embroidered dressing-gowned enchanter Chrestomanci in 1977. The adventures in his magical worlds (for, as every budding sorceror knows, there are many series of parallel worlds) continue to thrill readers all over the world.• Samuel West’s appearances include Notting Hill, Persuasion and Howards End. He was also Caspian in the BBC’s Chronicles of Narnia.Competition: Harry Potter, Philip Pullman, Terry Pratchett
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