Howl's Moving Castle

Book Details

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Author(s):

Diana Wynne Jones

First Pub:

1986

Genre(s):

Fantasy

First Read:

2003

Times Read:

1 time

Rating:

Internal ID:

573

Series:

Castle in the Air ->

Howl's Moving Castle*

#1 of 3

Howl's Moving Castle*

A series of fantasy novels by Diana Wynne Jones.

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1) Howl's Moving Castle
2) Castle in the Air
3) House of Many Ways

Copyright:

Dedication:

This one is for Stephen

The idea for this book was suggested by a boy in a school I was visiting, who asked me to write a book called The Moving Castle. I wrote down his name, and put it in a safe place, that I have been unable to find it ever since. I would like to thank him very much.

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Last Sentence:

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Comments:

Comments may contain spoilers

A friend of mine named Michael loaned this book to me. He told me that it was just an "okay" book but that Hayao Miyazaki was making an anime of it in Japan. So I read it.

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Added: 18-Nov-2004

Last Updated: 07-Apr-2020

Publications

01-Jan-1986

Ace

Date Issued:

Cir 01-Jan-1986

Pages*:

212

Read:

Once

Cover Link(s):

World Cat

amazon.com

Internal ID:

438

Publisher:

Ace

ISBN:

0-441-34664-2

ISBN-13:

978-0-441-34664-6

Country:

United States

Language:

English

IN WHICH A WITCH BEWITCHED THE HATTER'S DAUGHTER... AND THEN SOME.

Sophie lived in the town of Market Chipping, which was in Ingary, which was a land in which invisible cloaks and seven-league boots really did exist. Which meant that nothing was quite as it seemed and anything could happen - especially when the Witch of the Waste got her dander up. Which was often.

As her younger sisters set out to seek their fortunes, Sophie stayed in her father's hat shop. Which proved most unadventurous, until the Witch of the Waste came to buy a bonnet, but was not pleased. Which was why she turned Sophie into an old lady. Which was spiteful witchery.

Now Sophie must seek her own fortune. Which means striking a bargain with the lecherous Wizard Howl. Which means entering his ever-moving castle, taming a blue fire demon, grappling with green slime... and meeting the Witch of the Waste head-on. Which was more than Sophie bargained for.

"JONES HAS OUTDONE HERSELF IN THIS FROLICKING, WARMHEARTED FANTASY...
Great fun. Thoroughly enjoyable - a wonderful blend of humor, magic and romance!"
- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

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Author(s)

Diana Wynne Jones
Birth: 16 Aug 1934 London, England, UK
Death: 26 Mar 2011 Bristol, England, UK

Notes:

Diana Wynne Jones was born in London, England. She received a BA degree from St Annes' College in Oxford. She began to write full time in 1965. She has won various awards and honors. The Carnegie Commendation for her book Dogsbody was her first in 1975. She has also won the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award twice and was nominated for the International World Fantasy Award.

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