Series
Chrestomanci
Diana Wynne Jones · 6 novels · 1 novella · 2 novelettes · 1 short story · 2 collections · 1977–2006
Chrestomanci, sometimes branded The Worlds of Chrestomanci, is a heptalogy of children's fantasy books written by British author Diana Wynne Jones, published from 1977 to 2006. In the context of the parallel universe setting of the books, Chrestomanci refers to both the British government office that is responsible for supervising the use of magic and Chrestomanci Castle in southern England, which is both residence and headquarters.
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The order the books came out.
Best read in the order they were published.
- Omnibus editions(4 editions)
Map
Chrestomanci at the centre, its books fanned around what holds them. Pick anything for its details, and zoom out for similar series in orbit — the reading order above lists the same books as text.
Stats
By decade
- 1970s1
- 1980s7
- 1990s0
- 2000s4
Shape
6 novels · 1 novella · 2 novelettes · 1 short story · 2 collections
1 author · completed series
reads like:fantasywizardsparallel universecontemporarywhimsicalmiddle grade
Mood
Bright and intense: 89% of this series' placed works, the catalog's 44%.
this series · the catalog · one dot = one book9 of 12 works carry a tone
Edges of the map
- Witch Weekdarkest
- The Magicians of Capronabrightest · calmest
- The Lives of Christopher Chantmost intense