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Fire and Hemlock by Diana Wynne Jones
$16.99 NZD
Category: Fiction - YA
In the mind of a lonely, imaginative girl, who can tell where fiction ends and reality begins? An epic fantasy, spanning nine years... The fire and hemlock photograph above Polly's bed sparks memories in her that don't seem to exist any more. Halloween; nine years ago; she gatecrashed a funeral party a ...Show more
House of Many Ways by Diana Wynne Jones
$22.99 NZD
Category: Fiction - middle
A chaotically magical sequel to Howl's Moving Castle and Castle in the Air. Charmain Baker is in over her head. Looking after Great Uncle William's tiny cottage while he's ill should have been easy, but Great Uncle William is better known as the Royal Wizard Norland an his house bends space and time. It ...Show more
Magicians of Caprona (Chrestomanci #2) by Diana Wynne Jones
$17.00 NZD
$17.99 (5% off)
Category: Series - children | Series: The Chrestomanci Series
In the worlds of Chrestomanci, anything can happen. This adventure takes place in the Italian Dukedom of Caprona, where spells are as slippery and as tricksy as spaghetti! Casa Montana and Casa Petrocchi look after the magical business in the Dukedom of Caprona, watched over by its magnificent guardian ...Show more
Power of Three by Diana Wynne Jones
$14.95 NZD
$16.99 (12% off)
Category: Fiction - YA | Reading Level: 9-11
This is the story of Ayna and Ceri, who both had Gifts, and of Gair, who thought he was ordinary. Gair spent his time gazing out onto the Moor and brooding. Ayna could answer questions about the future, Ceri could find things which were lost. Gair seems to have no Gift and knew he was a disappointment t ...Show more
Spellbound: Fantasy Stories by Diana Wynne Jones
$19.00 NZD
Category: Short stories - children
This collection of 18 stories introduces young readers to the best contemporary writers of fantasy. It also contains extracts from enduring classics such as C. S. Lewis'"The Silver Chair", "Puck of Pook's Hill" by Rudyard Kipling and "Five Children and It" by E. Nesbit. Carefully selected by the renowne ...Show more
The Game by Diana Wynne Jones
$17.99 NZD
Category: Fiction - middle
A dark castle in Ireland, a mysterious, secret game, and a host of magnificent characters -- Diana Wynne Jones' latest magical offering is a splendid blend of the familiar and the unusual. Hayley's parents disappeared when she was a baby, so she has been brought up by her grandparents. Then one day she ...Show more
The Lives of Christopher Chant by Diana Wynne Jones
$17.00 NZD
$17.99 (5% off)
Category: Series - children | Series: The Chrestomanci Series
The childhood of Chrestomanci. Everything in this book happens at least twenty-five years before the story told in Charmed Life!
The Lives of Christopher Chant (Chrestomanci #4) by Diana Wynne Jones
$17.00 NZD
Category: Fiction - middle | Series: Chrestomanci
A rejacket of a Diana Wynne Jones favourite, exploring the childhood of Chrestmanci with extra information added at the end of the book. 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 w ...Show more
The Merlin Conspiracy by Diana Wynne Jones
$22.99 NZD
$23.99 (4% off)
Category: Series - children | Reading Level: From 12 To 16
Roddy Hyde lives in a world of magic, pageantry and ritual. The daughter of two court wizards, she travels with the King's Progress, ready to take part in whatever ceremony is required, as it occurs. Presiding over all is the Merlin, who is entrusted with the magical health of the Isles of Blest. Nic ...Show more
The Merlin Conspiracy by Diana Wynne Jones
$15.00 NZD
$17.99 (16% off)
Category: Fiction - YA | Reading Level: very good
The story is narrated by two very different teenagers, who each inhabit two extraordinarily different worlds.Arianrhod Hyde's world (or Roddy, as she prefers to be called) is very much the world of magic, pageantry and ritual. Not unlike Britain in King Arthur's Day, Roddy is daughter of two Court Wizar ...Show more
The Ogre Downstairs by Diana Wynne Jones
$17.00 NZD
Category: Fiction - middle | Reading Level: very good
Caspar and Johnny burst into Gwinny's room and stood staring."She's gone," said Caspar helplessly."No I haven't," said Gwinny, her voice quivering. Both their heads turned upwards. Gwinny appeared to be hanging from the ceiling. "And I can't come down," she added. Casper, Johnny and Gwinny get a big ...Show more
The Pinhoe Egg by Diana Wynne Jones
$18.00 NZD
Category: Fiction - middle | Series: Chrestomanci Ser. | Reading Level: very good
Magical mayhem is afoot in a new adventure set in the worlds of the nine-lived enchanter Chrestomanci. As many people know already, it's Chrestomanci's job to control the magic in the related worlds. Using magic is always dangerous, and it always has consequences, so even the best-intentioned witch or w ...Show more