Diana Wynne Jones
70 кн.
Everyone knows that orphanages are horrible places. But Earwig has a surprising amount of power over everyone else at St Morwald’s Home for Children, and loves it there. So the last thing she wants is to be sent to live with the very strange Bella Yaga…Earwig was left at St Morwald's as a baby. Unlike the other children, she loves it there, mostly because she has the run of the place and seems to be able to persuade people to do as she wants. Then one day Earwig is chosen to live with a very...
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A powerful being fights for his life within the body of a humble, earthbound puppy.Sirius, immortal Lord of the Dog Star and infamous for his quick temper, cannot believe it when he is falsely accused of murder and banished to Earth. There he is reborn into the body of a puppy and learns that he has the life-span of that creature to recover the missing murder weapon. If he fails, he will die.He is adopted by Kathleen, who has no idea that her beloved Leo’ is anything more than an abandonded...
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Two quirky and hilarious stories from the bestselling Diana Wynne Jones. Two groups of children learn that while you can choose your friends, dealing with your family can make you wish you could choose a different one…THE FOUR GRANNIES. Two children are left alone for a couple of days, while their parents go away on a business trip. They have four very different grandmas – a mean one, a snobby one, an anxious one, and a delicate one. Erg (the boy) tries to make all the grannies leave him alone,...
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A chaotically magical sequel to Howl’s Moving Castle, from the bestselling children’s author and ‘godmother of fantasy’, Diana Wynne Jones.Charmain Baker is in over her head. Looking after Great Uncle William's tiny cottage while he's ill should have been easy, but Great Uncle William is better known as the Royal Wizard Norland and his house bends space and time. Its single door leads to any number of places – the bedrooms, the kitchen, the caves under the mountains, the past, to name but a...
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Discover the the land of Ingary, where magic and adventure awaits… Howl’s Moving Castle is the first book in this spellbinding trilogy from ‘the Godmother of Fantasy’, Diana Wynne Jones.HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE:Sophie Hatter catches the unwelcome attention of the Witch of the Waste and is put under a spell. Deciding she has nothing more to lose, Sophie makes her way to the moving castle that hovers on the hills above Market Chipping. But the castle belongs to the dreaded Wizard Howl whose appetite,...
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THREE magical titles from the award-winning Chrestomanci series by Diana Wynne Jones, brought together for the first time in this exclusive eBook collection.Charmed Life and The Pinhoe Egg are two books from the much-loved Chrestomanci series that follow Cat Chant as he develops from a young boy with no talent for magic into a confident enchanter with many friends around the castle. Mixed Magics is a collection of four short stories from the series also set in the wonderful world of...
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The final book in the epic fantasy-adventure series from ‘the Godmother of Fantasy’, Diana Wynne Jones. Now back in print!‘Mitt arrived at the top of the steps, panting, and pushed open the door. “Oh, there you are,” said the Countess. “We want you to kill someone.”’Since his arrival in the North of Dalemark Mitt has become disillusioned. The North seems no more free than the Holand he fled, a fugitive accused of attempted murder. And now he is trapped by the order to kill someone he doesn’t...
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Come on a journey through the magical worlds of the award-winning Diana Wynne Jones. This exclusive ebook collection of three titles contains A Tale of Time City, The Homeward Bounders, and her final published novel (completed by her sister Ursula Jones), The Islands of Chaldea.Welcome to the world of Diana Wynne Jones, where magical characters take fantastical journeys through lands, space and time.The Islands of Chaldea was Diana’s last published novel and was completed by her sister Ursula...
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Take a fantastical journey through the worlds of magic and myth with the award-winning Diana Wynne Jones. This exclusive ebook collection of four titles contains The Game, Power of Three, Eight Days of Luke and Dogsbody.Welcome to the world of Diana Wynne Jones, where magic and myths collide to take you on a fantastical journey with strange and unusual characters.In The Game, Hayley is packed off to live in Ireland with her aunts and cousins. Here she is introduced to ‘the game’, which takes her...
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The first book in the spellbinding, epic adventure series from ‘the Godmother of Fantasy’, Diana Wynne Jones. Now back in print!For centuries, Dalemark has been a land divided by the warring earldoms of the North and South. Now, with the help of the mysterious gods of Dalemark, four extraordinary young people must join forces to reunify their beloved home.When twelve-year-old Moril’s father is murdered by soldiers, Moril inherits his ancient cwidder – a musical instrument with a mysterious past....
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The second book in the epic fantasy-adventure series from ‘the Godmother of Fantasy’, Diana Wynne Jones. Now back in print!For centuries, Dalemark has been a land divided by the warring earldoms of the North and South. Now, with the help of the Undying, the mysterious gods of Dalemark, four extraordinary young people must join forces to reunify their beloved land.After his father mysteriously goes missing Mitt joins a group of freedom fighters plotting to overthrow the tyrannical ruler of...
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In the grounds of Castlemaine is a peculiar mound, hidden by yew trees. People say it’s the grave of Wild Robert…Heather finds the mound when she tries to escape the hordes of tourists who invade the stately home where she lives.“Wild Robert, I wish you were really under there!” she cries. “You could come out and deal with the tourists!”All of a sudden, there is a smell like earth and strange spices. A voice says, “Did somebody call?”Heather gets her wish, and nothing is ever the same again!Wild...
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Glorious new rejacket of a Diana Wynne Jones favourite, featuring Chrestomanci – now a book with extra bits!SOMEONE IN THIS CLASS IS A WITCHWhen the note, written in ordinary ballpoint, turns up in the homework books Mr Crossley is marking, he is very upset. For this is Larwood House, a school for witch-orphans, where witchcraft is utterly forbidden. And yet magic keeps breaking out all over the place – like measles!The last thing they need is a visit from the Divisional Inquisitor. If only...
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The third book in the epic fantasy-adventure series from ‘the Godmother of Fantasy’, Diana Wynne Jones. Now back in print!‘I had not seen how they hated us till I heard them shout. It was terrible.’Tanaqui and her family have always known they were somehow different from the other villagers. But when the great floods come and they are driven from their home, they begin to realise the part they must play in the destiny of the land.As Tanaqui weaves the story of their frightening journey to the...
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Glorious new rejacket of a Diana Wynne Jones favourite, featuring Chrestomanci – now a book with extra bits!The Dukedom of Caprona is a place where music is enchantment and spells are as slippery as spaghetti. The magical business is run by two families – the Montanas and the Petrocchis – and they are deadly rivals. So when all the spells start going wrong, they naturally blame each other.Chrestomanci suspects an evil enchanter; others say it is a White Devil. Or maybe a different kind of magic...
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Glorious new rejacket of a Diana Wynne Jones Chrestomanci novel – now a book with extra bits!Conrad is young, good at heart, and yet is apparently suffering from the effects of such bad karma that there is nothing in his future but terrible things. Unless he can alter his circumstances – well, quite frankly, he is DOOMED.Conrad is sent in disguise to Stallery Mansion, to infiltrate the magical fortress that has power over the whole town of Stallchester, and to discover the identity of the person...
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Welcome to the worlds of Chrestomanci, where magic is as common as mathematics and anything can happen… an exclusive ebook collection of the entire seven book series by the award-winning Diana Wynne Jones.Welcome to the worlds of Chrestomanci, where magic is as common as mathematics and anything can happen… an exclusive ebook collection of the entire seven book series by the award-winning Diana Wynne Jones.Featuring the magical and enduring characters of Gwendolen and Christopher Chant, and many...
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Glorious new rejacket of a Diana Wynne Jones favourite, exploring the childhood of Chrestmanci – now a book with extra bits!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...
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„Howli liikuv kindlus“ (1986) on briti kirjaniku Diane Wynne Jonesi romaan, millest on tehtud aastal 2004 animefilm. See purustas Jaapanis kassarekordeid, sai Oscari nominatsiooni parima animeeritud filmi kategoorias ja sellel on tuhandeid fänne üle maailma. Romaan ise on võitnud aastal 2006 Phoenixi auhinna.Peategelaseks on kübarategija vanim tütar Sophie, kelle Kõnnumaade Nõid vanaeideks moondab. Ehmunult oma kodust põgenev Sophie jõuab kurikuulsa võluri Howli juurde, kelle liikuvast lossist...
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"Kindlus õhus" (1990) on järg romaanile «Howli liikuv kindlus», mille põhjal tehti aastal 2004 tuntud animefilm. Selles kohtume uuesti nii Howli, Sophie, Calciferi, Lettie, prints Justini, printsess Valeria kui võlur Sulimaniga. Äsja on lõppenud sõda, millest Ingary on väljunud võidukana. Kuninglik Võlur Howl hoiatab kuningaperet, et printsess Valeriat ähvardab hädaoht, ning kaob salapärasel viisil koos oma perekonna ja liikuva kindlusega. Samal ajal aga elab kaugel Rashpuhti Sultanaadis...
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Diana Wynne Jonesi romaan «Paljude radadega maja» (2008) on järg romaanile «Howli liikuv kindlus», mille põhjal tehti aastal 2004 tuntud animefilm. Selles kohtume uuesti Howli, Sophie ja Calciferiga, kes on High Norlandisse oma sõbrale printsess Hildale appi läinud. High Norland on suures hädas – kuningriigi raha kaob müstilisel viisil, lisaks tundub nii kuningat kui tema tütart ähvardavat hädaoht.Raamatu peategelaseks ja Howli ning Sophie abiliseks on kuninga raamatukoguhoidja Charmain, kes on...
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Diana Wynne Jones (1934–2011), „Howli liikuva kindluse“ autor, on kirjutanud rohkem kui nelikümmend fantaasiaromaani, mida iseloomustavad piiramatu fantaasialend, peened süžeed ja pulbitsev huumor, mis on autori fantaasiakirjanduses legendiks muutnud.Romaani „Pimeduse Isand Derkholmist“ tegevus toimub kahes paralleelmaailmas, millest üks on tänapäev ja teine maailm, kus toimib maagia ja võlukunst, elavad võlurid, greifid, deemonid, haldjad, tiivulised hobused ja palju teisigi mütoloogilisi...
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