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For you Diana Wynne Jones fans: apparently what Christopher Chant does when he's not being Chrestomanci is write books about zeppelins.
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Hmmm. Diana Wynne Jones's Chrestomanci is also a magical law enforcer and fixer, though his source of authority is not exactly clear.
Archive 2008-02-01 2008
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Another swoon-inducing hero, alongside the Chrestomanci, is the mercurial Howl, of "Howl's Moving Castle," which was turned into a film by Hayao Miyazaki in 2004.
Author of Enchanting Children's Books Tackled Larger Themes Frances Robinson 2011
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Anyway, when I did my what-shall-I-read-in-2010 poll, the three Chrestomanci books on my shelves were clearely ahead of all but Guy Gavriel Kay and The Wee Free Men.
Online reviews and ownership of social spaces nwhyte 2010
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Ms. Wynne Jones, who went on to author about 40 books, was perhaps best known for her Chrestomanci series, set in a parallel world where magic developed faster than science.
Author of Enchanting Children's Books Tackled Larger Themes Frances Robinson 2011
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I think this is my favourite of the Chrestomanci novels, a prequel with some retracing the steps of Charmed Life, but adding some extra wrinkles which I found more satisfying - the parental marriage disintegrating; the young goddess of cats; the boarding school; the interdimensional smuggling racket; and the answer to the question of what happened to Chrestomanci's other lives.
Labour invokes Doctor Who, again thorngirl 2010
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The next in the Chrestomanci series, this time set in a boarding school in a world where witches are persecuted and burned, yet in fact many people have magic powers and are afraid to show them.
Cooking 2) Thickening nwhyte 2010
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Like all of the Chrestomanci books it reads perfectly well as a standalone, with no knowledge of the rest of the series necessary to enjoy it.
Labour invokes Doctor Who, again thorngirl 2010
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As ever, her main characters are challenged to overcome their imperfections, once again with the help of Chrestomanci who appears abruptly but decisively at quite a late stage in proceedings.
Cooking 2) Thickening nwhyte 2010
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Even though we see even less of the world of Chrestomanci here than we did in Charmed Life, it still feels like a rich and intriguing environment.
Labour invokes Doctor Who, again thorngirl 2010
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