The Spellcoats - Softcover

Jones, Diana Wynne

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ISBN 10: 0192752804 ISBN 13: 9780192752802

Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr, 2003

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Tanaqui, and her brothers and sister, are left alone to fend for themselves. But the people in the village turn against them. They must flee their home and begin a terrifying journey to the sea.

* Diana Wynne Jones is recognized as being one of the most outstanding writers of fantasy in recent times.

* The Dalemark Quartet books are for good readers who have enjoyed the Christopher Chant books by the same author. The books contain the same ability to immerse the reader with real child characters having magical adventures in an imaginary world.

* This genre of fantasy writing is currently very popular due to the success of the recent 'Lord of the Rings' film.

* Diana Wynne Jones has won the Guardian Award for fiction and has written over twenty novels in less than twenty years.

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About the Author:

Diana Wynne Jones has won the Guardian Award for fiction and has written over twenty novels in less than twenty years.

Review:

PRAISE FOR DIANA WYNNE JONES:"...Her hallmarks include laugh-aloud humour, plenty of magic and imaginative array of alternate worlds. Yet, at the same time, a great seriousness is present in all of her novels, a sense of urgency that links Jones's most outrageous plots to her readers' hopes and fears..."Publishers Weekly"The best writer of magic there is"Neil Gaiman"Truly magical - guaranteed to leave you gasping - even hotter than Potter"The BooksellerPRAISE FOR HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE:"Imaginative and terribly funny "Michael MorpurgoThe Telegraph - 100 Best Books a Child Should Read"Wit and humor glint from the pages"The Horn Book

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