Diana Wynne Jones était une auteure célébrée pour son esprit, son imagination débordante et sa critique acerbe des genres fantastiques. Son écriture s'étend de situations humoristiques à des observations sociales perspicaces, parodiant habilement les formes littéraires tout en maintenant un ton à la fois impitoyable et affectueux. Sa capacité à disséquer les conventions du genre avec une telle perspicacité distingue son œuvre, la rendant captivante pour les lecteurs à la recherche de profondeur dans les récits fantastiques. Sa voix distinctive et son approche narrative innovante ont considérablement influencé la littérature fantastique contemporaine.
On raconte que le magicien Hurle vole les âmes des jeunes filles et qu'il dévore leur coeur. Alors, quand apparaît, dans les nuages, son immense château noir, la panique s'empare des habitants de la vallée. Seule Sophie, transformée en vieille femme par une sorcière, décide de surmonter sa peur. Son espoir rencontrer le magicien pour être libérée de cette malédiction
L'année de ses douze ans, Conrad apprend par son oncle, un magicien, qu'un destin funeste l'attend. Pour conjurer ce sort atroce, il existe bien une solution... mais quelle solution ! Le jeune garçon doit éliminer un habitant de Stallery, un mystérieux château aux pouvoirs obscurs... Pour y entrer sans attirer les soupçons, Conrad se fait engager comme domestique. Drôles, d'une richesse et d'une qualité rares, les livres de Diana Wynne Jones, subtil mélange d'humour et de magie, sont un véritable enchantement... Incontournable pour les nombreux amateurs du genre ! Découvrez également les autres titres des Mondes de Chrestomanci : Ma sœur est une sorcière, Les Neuf Vies du magicien, Les Magiciens de Caprona et La Chasse aux sorciers.
In this multiple parallel universes of the Twelve Related Worlds, only an enchanter with nine lives is powerful enough to control the rampant misuse of magic -- and to hold the title Chrestomanci... There is a world in which the peaceful city-state of Caprona is threatened by the malevolent machinations of a mysterious enchanter...and another in which magic is outlawed and witches are still burned at the stake. In two worlds the practice of magic has gone dangerously awry, there is only one solution -- call upon the Chrestomanci.
Cat Chant and Marianne Pinhoe have discovered something exciting—something truly precious, very strange, and valuable. An egg. An egg that has been hidden away in an attic for who-knows-how-many years. An egg protected by some strong “Don't Notice” spells. An egg that Marianne gives to Cat, even though he lives at nearby Chrestomanci Castle. Chrestomanci himself, the strongest enchanter in the world, is sure to be interested in the egg—and interference from the Big Man is the last thing Marianne's family of secret rogue witches wants. But how much longer can the Pinhoes keep their secrets? Gammer, the leaderof the clan, has gone mad, a powerfulbad luck spell is wreaking havoc, and there's an unexplained plague of frogs.Not to mention the mysterious barrierCat finds in the forest. Marianne and Cat may be the only two who can set things right. But first Marianne must accept her own powerful magic, and Cat must uncover the secrets behind the mystical Pinhoe Egg. In this new Chrestomanci book, Diana Wynne Jones is at her most magical.
This collection of more than twenty-five critical essays, speeches, and biographical pieces chosen by Diana Wynne Jones before her death in 2011 is essential reading for the author's many fans and for students and teachers of the fantasy genre and creative writing in general. The volume includes insightful literary criticism alongside autobiographical anecdotes, revelations about the origins of the author's books, and reflections about the life of an author and the value of writing for young people. Reflections features the author's final interview, a foreword by award-winning author Neil Gaiman, and an introduction by Charlie Butler, a senior lecturer in English at the University of West England in Bristol.
The childhood of Chrestomanci. Everything in this book happens at least twenty-five years before the story told in Charmed Life... 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 wander around his secret dream worlds. But he soon finds that destiny is difficult to avoid, and that having more than the usual number of lives is pretty inconvenient - especially when you lose them as easily as he does! Then an evil smuggler, known only as The Wraith, threatens the ways of the worlds and forces Christopher to take action...
A thrilling tale by Diana Wynne Jones, introduced by Ursula K. Le Guin. In 1939 London, Vivian Smith believes she's being evacuated due to war, but she's actually kidnapped by two boys from Time City. They think she can save their city from disaster, but they've mistaken her for the right girl.
The adventures of the Chrestomanci, an enchanter with nine lives, whose job is to control the practice of magic in the infinite parallel universes of the Twelve Related Worlds