The Lives of Christopher Chant (Chronicles of Chrestomanci Book 2)

His father and uncles are enchanters, his mother a powerful sorceress, yet nothing seems magical about Christopher Chant except his dreams. Night after night, he climbs through the formless Place Between and visits marvelous lands he calls the Almost Anywheres. Then Christopher discovers that he can bring real, solid things back from his dreams. Others begin to recognize the extent of his powers, and they issue an order that turns Christopher's life upside down: Go to Chrestomanci Castle to train to be the controller of all the world's magic.The Lives of Christopher Chant is the adventure-filled story of the boyhood of Chretomanci, the famous magician who also appears in Charmed Life, Witch Week, and The Magicians of Caprona. ISBN : 9780061756818 Number of Words in Auth: 3 Formats : EPUB ABook : E_Only Title Parms BtoH : - - - - - - Compare Title Parm A to Author: lt Title First Parm : Lives of Christopher Chant Calc ESI Part 3 : 06 Calc ESI Part 2 : of Calc ESI Part 1 : 04 Test Search : Lives of Christopher Chant / Diana Wynne Jones Enter Series Index : 04 of 06 Sort on Author : ( Jones, Diana Wynne ) Calc Series Group : Chrestomanci Title Post Pound : Lives of Christopher Chant Words in Author Name: 3 Previous Series Index: 4 Test Text Series Index: 4 Raw Title : Lives of Christopher Chant Title Parm A Prefix : Lives of Christopher Chant Title Length : 26 Title Parm A : Lives of Christopher Chant Record ID : 2320 Enter New Series (Calced): Serified_E.Chrestomanci.Scifan.04 of 06..ICBF Author Parm Cn : Jones ES Name : Chrestomanci Title Parms BtoH : - - - - - - Calc New Series : Chrestomanci.... Calc ESN Part 2 : of Calc ESN Part 3 : 06 Series Parm B : 4 Series Parm A : Chrestomanci Calc ESN Part 1 : 04 Number of Formats : 1 Title Pre Pound : Lives of Christopher Chant Whole Title : Lives of Christopher Chant Title Suffix : Lives of Christopher Chant EBook : Have Uncomma Author : Diana Wynne Jones ES Genre : Scifan Compare Author : eq ES Group : Serified_E Test Compare Series to Entered: eq Calc ESI Combined : 04 of 190 Quick Search : Diana Wynne Jones Chrestomanci Has Cover : Yes All Identifiers : amazon:B000FC12LY, ff:j/diana-wynne-jones/lives-of-christopher-chant, goodreads:7560562, google:SvAPrsKpMJ0C, isbn:9780061756818 Single Author : Diana Wynne Jones Sorted Author by LN, FN: Jones, Diana Wynne Num of Aut : 1 ES Cover Quality : ICBF Title Pre Parend : Lives of Christopher Chant Title Parm A Suffix : Chant Author Parm A : Diana Wynne Jones Young Christopher Chant, in training to become the next Chrestomanci or head controller of magic in the world, becomes a key figure in a battle with renegade sorcerers because he has nine lives. At night Christopher can leave his body and travel from London to other worlds. Fantasy Literature for Children and Young Adults, 4th ed. After Christopher discovers that his dreams are so realistic that he can actually visit other worlds and bring things back from them, he must decide whether his beloved uncle's encouragement of these expeditions is altruistic or part of a frightening illegal scheme. Carnegie Medal Commended Book, 1988. This book is a prequel to Charmed Life (1978), The Magicians of Caprona (1980), and Witch Week (1982). Outstanding Quality. Library of Congress Summary. Young Christopher Chant, in training to become the next Chrestomanci or head controller of magic in the world, becomes a key figure in a battle with renegade sorcerers because he has nine lives His father and uncles are enchanters, his mother a powerful sorceress, yet nothing seems magical about Christopher Chant except his dreams. Night after night, he climbs through the formless Place Between and visits marvelous lands he calls the Almost Anywheres. Then Christopher discovers that he can bring real, solid things back from his dreams. Others begin to recognize the extent of his powers, and they issue an order that turns Christopher's life upside down: Go to Chrestomanci Castle to train to be the controller of all the world's magic. The Lives of Christopher Chant is the adventure-filled story of the boyhood of Chretomanci, the famous magician who also appears in Charmed Life, Witch Week, and The Magicians of Caprona. PerfectBound e-book exclusive extras: "Diana Wynne Jones's The Chronicles of Chrestomanci: Nine Notes"; and our exclusive interview with Diana Wynne Jones.His father and uncles are enchanters, his mother a powerful sorceress, yet nothing seems magical about Christopher Chant except his dreams. Night after night, he climbs through the formless Place Between and visits marvelous lands he calls the Almost Anywheres.