Books : The Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Volume 1: Charmed Life / The Lives of Christopher Chant
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by: Diana Wynne Jones
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Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780064472685
ISBN: 006447268X
Label: HarperTeen
Manufacturer: HarperTeen
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 608
Publication Date: January 31, 2001
Publisher: HarperTeen
Reading Level: Young Adult
Release Date: April 10, 2007
Sales Rank: 34678
Studio: HarperTeen
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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...
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?
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Outstanding fantasy books, fresh approach to magic and well written.
I found this book listed on the internet in a blog about books to read if you were suffering from Harry Potter withdrawals.
Well, I wasn't - but I was still interested in good fantasy fiction. So I gave this one a try and was very pleasantly surprised.
A couple of warnings for those of you who are [..........]about reading in order - the second book in this two book compilation actually takes place before the first one. It doesn't hurt to read them out of order, and ... Read More
Rating:  - My favorite children's book/s
I sell children's books in a bookstore, and these two books are my favorites to recommend, especially for kids who aren't quite ready for the length and detail of the Potter books. I was therefore very unhappy when Jones's American publisher, in their infinite wisdom, let the books go out of print in the intermediate format. Now they're only available in this mass market 2-to-a-book edition, a format off-putting to the very readers I would most like to read these wonderful novels. As Janet might ... Read More
Rating:  - Inventive, if not always interesting.
I read "charmed life" but decided to wait on "lives of christopher chant" because Garth Nix's "Sabriel" seemed more interesting. "Charmed Life" was admittedly creative with a clever plot and interesting imaginary world, but it was dense and difficult to understand in places and didn't hold my interest as much as I would have liked. As I expected, "Sabriel" proved to be more interesting. I might come back to Jones' series later, because they weren't bad, but I have read better books. Oh and btw I imagined ... Read More
Rating: - Inventive and Fun
I first was introduced to the Chrestomanci chronicles after reading Howl's Moving Castle. I must say though, I instantly liked this series from the beginning. Although the book goes pretty slow in the beginning, which I agree with many of the reviewers- it really picks up. The long introduction to what happens really sets up the world of Chrestomanci and is important to understand the general characters of Gwen and Cat. But, besides it being slow paced in the beginning, it really picked up and I was intrigued ... Read More
Rating:  - Boring, mean, and not very well written
It was such an awful, illogical read that I had to give up half way through this book. And the part where one of the characters makes a face by pulling her eyes "long and Chinese"? What's next, references to minstrel shows? Who edits this stuff?
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