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If you love the magical worlds created by Neil Gaiman, prepare to be inspired by who he believed was the BEST writer of middle grade magic, Diana Wynne Jones! Welcome to the multiverse... where magical worlds are created through the eras, where people - or their spirits - can move between worlds, where MAGIC is EVERYWHERE...

Welcome to World 12A, a realm within the Related Worlds, where its citizens are made up of witches, sorcerers and...ENCHANTERS, also known as the Chrestomancis. Chrestomancis have up to nine lives, just like cats, and they can be summoned to help solve magical problems. Each Chrestomanci possesses incredible powers, but they also have some very strange weaknesses, like not being able to perform magic around or on silver materials, or not being able to use their left hand for magical purposes. Even worlds of magic can be flawed, after all!

From discovering magical abilities, sibling rivalry and spellhouses, to magic kept secret, magical eggs and witches needing rescuing, the many stories in this series, spanning across times and geographic locations, are bound to lock you into the intricate multiverse of the Chrestomancis. 

If you enjoy reading magical middle grade from Harry Potter, Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Nevermoor, The Wizards of Once, to simply all fantasy books for kids, you won't want to miss out on the series considered by many today an essential modern classic. 

Diana Wynne Jones is multi award-winning fantasy royalty and each of her story within World 12A will have you standing on a precipice with bated breath. And if you love her writing, you can't miss out on her incredible book Howl's Moving Castle, now an animated movie from Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki, the oscar-winning director of Spirited Away!

All The Chrestomanci books in order:

Book 1: Charmed Life (1977)
Book 2: The Magicians of Caprona (1980)
Book 3: Witch Week (1982)
Book 4: The Lives of Christopher Chant (1988)
Book 5: Mixed Magics (2000)
Book 6: Conrad's Fate (2005)
Book 7: The Pinhoe Egg (2006)

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Book 1
Charmed Life
Book 1

Charmed Life

"One of the wittiest, sharpest children’s fantasies ever written" – Katherine Rundell ... MoreCharmed Life

(4 reviews) 5 4
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Book 2
The Magicians of Caprona
Book 2

The Magicians of Caprona

Glorious new rejacket of a Diana Wynne Jones favourite, featuring Chrestomanci – now a book with extra bits! T... MoreThe Magicians of Caprona

(1 review) 3 1
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Book 3
Witch Week
Book 3

Witch Week

Glorious new rejacket of a Diana Wynne Jones favourite, featuring Chrestomanci – now a book with extra bits! S... MoreWitch Week

(1 review) 5 1
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Book 4
The Lives of Christopher Chant
Book 4

The Lives of Christopher Chant

Glorious new rejacket of a Diana Wynne Jones favourite, exploring the childhood of Chrestmanci – now a book with extra b... MoreThe Lives of Christopher Chant

(1 review) 4 1
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Book 5
Mixed Magics
Book 5

Mixed Magics

Glorious rejacket of the story collection set in the worlds of Chrestomanci. The stories featured in this coll... MoreMixed Magics

(2 reviews) 3 2
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Book 6
Conrad’s Fate
Book 6

Conrad’s Fate

A magical adventure from Diana Wynne Jones, set in the worlds of Chrestomanci! Conrad is young, good at heart,... MoreConrad’s Fate

(2 reviews) 5 2
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Book 7
The Pinhoe Egg
Book 7

The Pinhoe Egg

Magical mayhem is afoot in a new adventure set in the worlds of the nine-lived enchanter Chrestomanci.As many people kno... MoreThe Pinhoe Egg

(1 review) 4 1
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    This is a typically brilliant DWJ story. Enough plot for three books but all expertly balanced and crafted into a single story. She never wrote down t...

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    [b]I really enjoyed this book because it was full of twist and turns. I also enjoyed the book because the characters all changed and developed. I enjo...

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    I was very disappointed with the stories in this book.
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