World Famous Comics: The Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Volume 2: The Magicians of Caprona / Witch Week
The Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Volume 2: The Magicians of Caprona / Witch Week
By: Diana Wynne Jones Publisher: Eos Average Rating: Binding: Mass Market Paperback Label: Eos Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 560 Publication Date: January 31, 2001 Reading Level: Young Adult Release Date: April 10, 2007
Product Description: 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.
An excellent Book Diana Wynne Jones' novel, the Chronicles of Chrestomanci, is truly an amzing book. It contains two books, The Magicians of Caprona and Witch Week. These two books are excellent and are comparable to the Harry Potter series. With many twists and turns, Diana successfuly weaves a plot that captures the reader's attention. The Magicians of Caprona is set in a made-up city-state in Italy called Caprona. There, there are two feuding families of famous spell-makers. As war threatens and betrayals unfold, the very existence of Caprona is hanging by a thin line. But can the two families get over their feud and work together to save Caprona? This novel is a page turner and I could not put the book down. The second book in the volume is Witch Week. Witch Week is set in a boarding school in England where witches are burned and killed indiscriminately. Here, there is a class that faces a problem on a worldly scale. After many isssus, the Chrestomanci comes. But with such a great problem, maybe the Chrestomanci may not be able to solve it. These two novels have been great to read and I recommend this book to anyone.
The Sequel is my son's favorite We first heard of Diana Wynne Jones through the animated Japanese film, "Howl's Moving Castle." That film is excellent. But her books are so much better. I have not liked all her books, but the Chrestomanci volumes one and two are superb. This book was my 16 year old son's favorite of the series.
Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Vol 2 it was not as good as the first book, but I enjoyed it.
Wow.... I bought both Castle in the air and witch week from a bookshop some time ago, and have really enjoyed them. I thought CITA was not the best it could be, but witch week definetly was one of the best books i've ever read. The charcters are well developed, the pace is good and it's nice to get into the minds of the main characters. Altogether, something that could probably rival Harry Potter.
Interesting The Chronicles of Chrestomanci is another good series by Diana Wynne Jones. Jones's books aren't as good as some recent reads like The Kingdoms and the Elves of the Reaches, but they are good books and interesting. This book is a 2-in-1 with The Magicians of Caprona and Witch Week. The previous volume has Charmed Life and The Lives of Christopher Chant. Altogether worth a read.
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