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Original Title:	The Chronicles of Chrestomanci: Volume I (Charmed Life & The Lives of Christopher Chant)
ISBN:	006447268X (ISBN13: 9780064472685)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Chrestomanci #1-2
Characters:	Eric Chant, Chrestomanci, Christopher Chant, Gabriel de Witt, Millie, Gwendolen Chant

The Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Vol. 1 (Chrestomanci #1-2) Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 598 pages

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Title	:	The Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Vol. 1 (Chrestomanci #1-2)
Author	:	Diana Wynne Jones
Book Format	:	Mass Market Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 598 pages
Published	:	April 10th 2007 by Greenwillow Books (first published 1988)
Categories	:	Fantasy. Young Adult. Fiction. Childrens

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There is an alternate cover here. 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?

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Charmed life is the first book in this two book volume. It also is the first book in the Chrestomanci series, of which I previously read The Lives of Christopher Chant, which is the number 2 book of the series and which I enjoyed immensely. So, naturally I gave it a whirl.Cat and Gwendolyn are orphans who are wards of their little town. In their world magic is commonplace although not everyone can work magic and there are different levels of ability and talent. Cat cannot do any magic while

I absolutely loved this book when I was younger, and it was actually one of the most influential novels of my childhood. I really need to read this book again as an adult, because no matter what my change in perspective will do to the story, I am pretty sure I will enjoy it for the sentimental value alone.

Cute Book, I think if you liked Harry Potter, you may like this.

I don't know why these YA novels did not catch on as well as the Harry Potter books, for the ingredients are much the same, though Wynne Jones keeps the series fairly tight and doesn't succumb to the bloat of the later books in the Harry Potter series. There are four Crestomanci books, and they can be read independently.

For Christmas this year, my sister asked us instead of buying her a present, if as our gift to her we would read any book she chose for us. I was happy to oblige the request because I know my sister has great taste in books, and would pick something accordingly. I was not disappointed with her choice of the first volume in the Chrestomanci series. And thank goodness she has the rest of the series I can now borrow too!She chose this book for me because I am a Doctor Who fan or Whovian. If you

The second book, The Lives of Christopher Chant, is simply -- and I believe this is the official term -- amazeballs. Millie may be one of the best characters ever, and Throgmorton, Christopher, and Tacroy are pretty delightful as well. Everything ends very happily and nicely, but that's okay with me. Reading Diana Wynne Jones always cheers me up.

Long before J.K. Rowling ever invented Harry Potter, Diana Wynne Jones penned the Chrestomanci series, in which children perform magic (or fail to do so) in worlds which resemble ours but are ever so slightly different. Like Rowling, Jones infused her fantasy novels for children with enough wit and interesting ideas to make them appealing to adult readers; unlike Rowling, she never made it big, although one of her books, Howl's Moving Castle , was adapted into an enjoyable anime movie by Hayao