Cette série explore la vie d'un jeune enchanteur talentueux et ses escapades dans un monde débordant de magie. Les tensions entre le royaume magique et la société ordinaire servent de toile de fond à des récits de bravoure, d'amitié et de lourdes responsabilités. Le récit se déroule avec des rebondissements surprenants et de profonds dilemmes éthiques qui poussent les personnages à faire des choix difficiles. Les lecteurs apprécieront le monde à l'architecture complexe et le développement approfondi des personnages.
Everybody says that Gwendolyn Chant is a gifted witch with astonishing powers, so it suits her enormously when she is taken to live in Chrestomanci Castle. Her brother Eric (better known as Cat) is not so keen. However, life with the great enchanter is not what either of them expects.
His father and uncles are enchanters, his mother a powerful sorceress, yet nothing seems magical about Christopher Chant except his dreams. Night after night, he climbs through the formless Place Between and visits marvelous lands he calls the Almost Anywheres. Then Christopher discovers that he can bring real, solid things back from his dreams. Others begin to recognize the extent of his powers, and they issue an order that turns Christopher's life upside down: Go to Chrestomanci Castle to train to be the controller of all the world's magic.
A newly re-jacketed edition of a beloved Diana Wynne Jones book featuring Chrestomanci, now with additional content!
There were two great spell-houses in Caprona - the Montanas and the Petrocchis - and they were deadly rivals. Every soul in both houses was a powerful magician - except Tonino Montana, whose gift was to understand cats. The author's other books include "Archer's Goon" and "Howl's Moving Castle".
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.
An egg leads Cat Chant and Marianne Pinhoe on an extraordinary adventure filled with excitement and mystery. As they explore the implications of their discovery, they uncover its unique qualities and the secrets it holds. Their journey delves into themes of friendship and the unexpected, promising a blend of wonder and intrigue.
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.
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... The Chants are a family strong in magic, but neither Christopher Chant nor Cat Chant can work even the simplest of spells. Who could have dreamed that both Christopher and Cat were born with nine lives--or that they could lose them so quickly?
Paperback of the spellbinding new story collection, featuring Chrestomanci and many familiar friends and worlds from the novels. The titles are: Warlock at the Wheel, The Sage of Theare, Carol Oneir's Hundredth Dream and Stealer of Souls. Prior to the hardback, Carol Oneir's Hundredth Dream had never been published in the UK before; Stealer of Souls is a long-awaited, completely new, never previously published story.
Chrestomanci muss mehrfach eingreifen, um die Welt und verschiedene Zauberer zu retten. Die Zauberlehrlinge Cat und Antonio kämpfen gegen einen Hexenmeister, der ihre Erinnerungen gestohlen hat. Ein unglücklicher Zauberer entdeckt eine besondere Limousine, während Carol nicht mehr träumen kann, obwohl sie von Traumgeschichten lebt.
