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Chrestomanci, sometimes branded The Worlds of Chrestomanci, is a heptalogy of children's fantasy books written by British author Diana Wynne Jones, published from 1977 to 2006.
Charmed Life is a children's fantasy novel by British author Diana Wynne Jones published by Macmillan Children's Books in 1977. It was the first Chrestomanci book and it remains a recommended introduction to the series. [3] Greenwillow Books published a US edition within the calendar year. [2]
When the first four books were reissued in the UK to accompany the fifth as a matching set in 2000, The Lives of Christopher Chant was subtitled The Childhood of Chrestomanci, and cover illustrations by Paul Slater branded them all The Worlds of Chrestomanci. [2] The "Chrestomanci" books are collectively named after a powerful enchanter and ...
Diana Wynne Jones Chrestomanci 6 Books Collection (2012) - Chrestomanci compilation; Vile Visitors (2012) - young readers compilation; The Chrestomanci Series: Entire Collection Books 1-7 (2013) - Chrestomanci compilation; Freaky Families (2013) - young readers compilation; The Chrestomanci Series: Books 1-3 (2014) - Chrestomanci compilation
Mixed Magics: Four Tales of Chrestomanci is a collection of four fantasy stories by the British author Diana Wynne Jones, first published by Collins in 2000. One was original to the collection, "Stealer of Souls", a novella about half of the book in length; three had been published in the 1980s.
It was the last published of the seven Chrestomanci books (1977 to 2006). [ 3 ] It revisits Chrestomanci Castle and the character of Cat Chant from her first Chrestomanci book, but also introduces the character of Marianne Pinhoe, who lives in the village near the castle and whose family practices a rather different sort of magic from any that ...
The Chrestomanci books are collectively named for a powerful enchanter and British government official called "the Chrestomanci" in a world parallel to ours, who supervises the use of magic - an office that requires a nine-lifed enchanter and which is responsible for supervising all use of magic in the Related Worlds (worlds that speak English).
Witch Week is set in the late 20th century during the tenure of Christopher Chant, who is the Chrestomanci in five of the seven books and is often called Chrestomanci as a personal name. The Chrestomanci is unique to what it calls "World 12A", the primary setting for the series and entire setting for some stories.