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.
"A Born storyteller weaves her own brand of magic." --The Horn Book (starred review)
"A cracking good story." ALA Booklist
From Publishers Weekly
Young Christopher Chant has very unusual dreams: he gets out of bed, walks to the corner of the nursery and enters a lush, green valley that can lead him to any one of the hundreds of worlds that comprise what he calls the "Almost Anywheres." Christopher doesn't tell anyone about his dreams because he thinks everyone has them. When his father loses all of his money, Christopher and his mother must go live with Uncle Ralph; he is ecstatic to learn that Christopher can bring solid objects back from the worlds he visits, and so uses him to perform some experiments. Then Christopher's father forces him to go live at Chrestomanci Castle, where Christopher is told he must become the next governing magician. Jones has written a mesmerizing account of the boyhood adventure of the famous magician who starred in Charmed Life. Her ability to mesh magic and realism results in an enthralling story about a boy just discovering his powers. Ages 12-up. Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Review
"A cracking good story." -- --ALA Booklist (starred review)
"A cracking good story."(--ALA Booklist (starred review)) -- Booklist
"Wonderfully entertaining. A born storyteller weaves her own brand of magic." -- --The Horn Book (starred review)
"Wonderfully entertaining. A born storyteller weaves her own brand of magic." -- --The Horn Book (starred review)
"Wonderfully entertaining. A born storyteller weaves her own brand of magic." -- --The Horn Book (starred review)
Description:
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.
"A Born storyteller weaves her own brand of magic." --The Horn Book (starred review)
"A cracking good story." ALA Booklist
From Publishers Weekly
Young Christopher Chant has very unusual dreams: he gets out of bed, walks to the corner of the nursery and enters a lush, green valley that can lead him to any one of the hundreds of worlds that comprise what he calls the "Almost Anywheres." Christopher doesn't tell anyone about his dreams because he thinks everyone has them. When his father loses all of his money, Christopher and his mother must go live with Uncle Ralph; he is ecstatic to learn that Christopher can bring solid objects back from the worlds he visits, and so uses him to perform some experiments. Then Christopher's father forces him to go live at Chrestomanci Castle, where Christopher is told he must become the next governing magician. Jones has written a mesmerizing account of the boyhood adventure of the famous magician who starred in Charmed Life. Her ability to mesh magic and realism results in an enthralling story about a boy just discovering his powers. Ages 12-up.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Review
"A cracking good story." -- --ALA Booklist (starred review)
"A cracking good story."(--ALA Booklist (starred review)) -- Booklist
"Wonderfully entertaining. A born storyteller weaves her own brand of magic." -- --The Horn Book (starred review)
"Wonderfully entertaining. A born storyteller weaves her own brand of magic." -- --The Horn Book (starred review)
"Wonderfully entertaining. A born storyteller weaves her own brand of magic." -- --The Horn Book (starred review)