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US 2000–12 omnibus #1–4 The Chrestomanci Quartet Ch Quartet 2000–12 US [8] US 2001 paperbacks with top banner "A Chrestomanci Novel" and Newbold illustrations without stone arch framework of the hardcover eds. [7] US Chronicles of Chrestomanci, three vols. I (Charmed Life, Lives of CC) II Jan 2001 (Magicians of Caprona, Witch Week) [9]
The Chronicles of Chrestomanci Volume 1 (2001) - Chrestomanci compilation; The Chronicles of Chrestomanci Volume 2 (2001) - Chrestomanci compilation; The Wizards’ Den: Spellbinding Stories of Magic & Magicians (2001 and 2003, editor Peter Haining), with "Carol Oneir’s Hundredth Dream" - Contributor; Unexpected Magic (2002), collection
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.
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.
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.
Diana Wynne Jones (16 August 1934 – 26 March 2011) [1] was a British novelist, poet, academic, literary critic, and short story writer. She principally wrote fantasy and speculative fiction novels for children and young adults.
Here’s the reading order for HOO and when each book was published: 1. The Lost Hero (2010) 2. The Son of Neptune (2011) 3. The Mark of Athena (2012) 4. The House of Hades (2013) 5. The Blood of ...
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).