- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Year: 2023
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 320pp
- Illustrated: No
- Dimensions: 196x128mm
- Condition: New
- Weight: 0.2kg
- ISBN: 9780007299263
- Product code: 546432
Howl's Moving Castle
Land of Ingary Trilogy 1
Diana Wynne Jones New Paperback
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When Sophie is cursed by the Witch of the Waste she sets off to get help at the tall black castle that recently appeared on the hills, but stepping through Wizard Howl’s door leads her into a magical world where she discovers her own powers and strengths. Age 11+
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'One of the greatest ever writers for children' - Garth Nix
'A true original' - Katherine Rundell
'Truly magical ... Guaranteed to leave you gasping' The Bookseller
'She is the best writer of magical fantasy for children' Evening Standard
In this beloved modern classic, young Sophie Hatter from the land of Ingary catches the unwelcome attention of the Witch of the Waste and is put under a spell...
Deciding she has nothing more to lose, Sophie makes her way to the moving castle that hovers on the hills above her town, Market Chipping. But the castle belongs to the dreaded Wizard Howl, whose appetite, they say, is satisfied only by the souls of young girls...
There Sophie meets Michael, Howl's apprentice, and Calcifer the fire demon, with whom she agrees a pact. Her entanglements with Calcifer, Howl and Michael and her quest to break her curse come alive with Diana Wynne Jones's unique combination of magic, humour and imagination.
From one of the most beloved, bestselling and award-winning fantasy writers of all time.
'A true original' - Katherine Rundell
'Truly magical ... Guaranteed to leave you gasping' The Bookseller
'She is the best writer of magical fantasy for children' Evening Standard
In this beloved modern classic, young Sophie Hatter from the land of Ingary catches the unwelcome attention of the Witch of the Waste and is put under a spell...
Deciding she has nothing more to lose, Sophie makes her way to the moving castle that hovers on the hills above her town, Market Chipping. But the castle belongs to the dreaded Wizard Howl, whose appetite, they say, is satisfied only by the souls of young girls...
There Sophie meets Michael, Howl's apprentice, and Calcifer the fire demon, with whom she agrees a pact. Her entanglements with Calcifer, Howl and Michael and her quest to break her curse come alive with Diana Wynne Jones's unique combination of magic, humour and imagination.
From one of the most beloved, bestselling and award-winning fantasy writers of all time.
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