Series
Howl's Castle
Diana Wynne Jones · 3 novels · 1986–2008
Howl's Moving Castle (1986) follows Sophie Hatter, cursed by the Witch of the Waste into an old woman's body, who takes refuge in the wandering castle of the wizard Howl and strikes an uneasy bargain with his fire demon Calcifer while trying to break the spell. Diana Wynne Jones returned to the same magical kingdom in Castle in the Air (1990), following a new lead character, Abdullah, with Sophie and Howl appearing in supporting roles, and again in House of Many Ways (2008).
Summary by Loreful, from public sources
Reading order
The order the books came out.
Best read in the order they were published.
- Omnibus editions(2 editions)
Map
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Stats
By decade
- 1980s1
- 1990s1
- 2000s1
Shape
3 novels
1 author · completed series
reads like:fantasycoming of agesecondary worldtimeless or unspecifiedwhimsicalyoung adult
Mood
Bright and intense: 100% of this series' placed works, the catalog's 44%.
this series · the catalog · one dot = one book3 of 3 works carry a tone
Edges of the map
- Castle in the Airdarkest · most intense
- House of Many Waysbrightest · calmest