Chrestomanci

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.

Chrestomanci (The Worlds of Chrestomanci)
  • Charmed Life (1977)
  • The Magicians of Caprona (1980)
  • Witch Week (1982)
  • The Lives of Christopher Chant (1988)
  • Mixed Magics: Four Tales of Chrestomanci (2000)
  • Conrad's Fate (2005)
  • The Pinhoe Egg (2006)
AuthorDiana Wynne Jones
Cover artistvarious
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's fantasy
Publishervarious (first)
Greenwillow Books (US)
Published1977–2006
Media typePrint
No. of books7

Jones gives the pronunciation "KREST–OH–MAN–SEE" herself and one of her characters writes the same instruction for using the word as a spell.

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