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The Pinhoe Egg (2006) – Chrestomanci; Enna Hittims (2006), Illustrated by Peter Utton; Year’s Best Fantasy 7 (2007, editors David G. Hartnell & Kathryn Cramer), with "I’ll Give You My Word" - Contributor; The Game (2007) The Chronicles of Chrestomanci Volume 3 (2008) - Chrestomanci compilation; House of Many Ways (2008) – Howl's Castle
Merely calling out "Chrestomanci" will cause the current Chrestomanci to appear, whether he wants to or not, anywhere on his own world. It is implied in Witch Week that saying his name three times will summon him on any world. Once called, a Chrestomanci will attempt to solve any urgent magical dilemma, either out of obligation or natural ...
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.
The Chrestomanci books are collectively named after a powerful enchanter and British government official in a world parallel to ours, where magic is accepted as commonplace. The Chrestomanci is a government office whose duties include the supervision and enforcement of magical law, and only the most powerful enchanter is up to the task.
The novel tells the story of Christopher Chant's childhood in a magic filled Victorian style era. Although both of his parents are powerful practitioners of magic, the two are constantly at loggerheads; his father (an enchanter, the strongest type of magic-user) is entirely devoted to his work, to such a degree that the young Christopher is afraid that he would not recognise him should the two ...
That’s why this book is so deeply endearing to readers of any age". Grady also highlighted that while Witch Week is the third volume in the Chrestomanci series, the book stands alone and when "Chrestomanci shows up in Witch Week, the book tells you straightforwardly everything you need to know about him. And he’s there in a strictly ...
Referred to as "The Big Man" by the Pinhoes. 'Chrestomanci' is the title of the post held by a nine-lived enchanter who keeps order in the magical realms. Father of Roger and Julia Chant, and guardian of Janet Chant. Cat is apprenticed to him to become the next Chrestomanci. Millie: Chrestomanci's wife, a kind, loving woman and a powerful ...
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