The Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Vol. I

A timeless classic with brand-new cover art! Diana Wynne Jones’s bestselling, magical, and funny Chrestomanci novels will enchant fans of Soman Chainani, Rick Riordan, and Chris Colfer.

Volume I contains Charmed Life and The Lives of Christopher Chant.

In Charmed Life, the first Chrestomanci book, the orphaned Cat Chant and his sister Gwendolen are taken to live at Chrestomanci Castle. There they are under the guardianship and tutelage of the Chrestomanci—a nine-lived enchanter who polices the many worlds of the multiverse. Gwendolen thinks highly of herself and her magical skills, but it soon comes out that Cat is the more powerful. He himself is a nine-lived enchanter and will one day take up Chrestomanci’s job—if he and Chrestomanci can stop Gwendolen from wreaking havoc in multiple worlds.

The Lives of Christopher Chant is the story of Chrestomanci’s own childhood and how he came to live at the Castle himself. With distracted parents, a nefarious uncle, and a severe guardian who was Chrestomanci before Christopher, it’s no wonder that Christopher keeps losing his lives.

The first of three volumes, the Chronicles of Chrestomanci can be read in any order.

What happens when two shy young boys are destined to become the most powerful enchanters in the multiverse?

• Magic School Setting: Explore Chrestomanci Castle, a place of endless magical corridors where young enchanters learn their craft under a powerful guardian.
• Sibling Rivalry: Orphaned Cat Chant lives in the shadow of his brilliant, cruel sister Gwendolen, but a dangerous secret about his own power is about to be revealed.
• Portal Fantasy Adventure: Discover the story of young Christopher Chant, who travels to Almost Anywhere in his dreams, finding strange new worlds and losing his nine lives one by one.
• Witches and Warlocks: Enter a world next door to our own, where magic is common and a nine-lived enchanter is needed to keep powerful witches from misusing their spells.