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House of Many Ways

By: Diana Wynne Jones
Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
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Publisher's summary

A chaotically magical sequel to Howl’s Moving Castle.

Charmain Baker is in over her head. Looking after Great Uncle William's tiny cottage while he's ill should have been easy, but Great Uncle William is better known as the Royal Wizard Norland and his house bends space and time. Its single door leads to any number of places—the bedrooms, the kitchen, the caves under the mountains, the past, to name but a few.

By opening that door, Charmain is now also looking after an extremely magical stray dog, a muddled young apprentice wizard and a box of the king's most treasured documents, as well as irritating a clan of small blue creatures.

Caught up in an intense royal search, she encounters an intimidating sorceress named Sophie. And where Sophie is, can the Wizard Howl and fire demon Calcifer be far behind?

©2008 Diana Wynne Jones (P)2021 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Critic reviews

"Diana Wynne Jones ought to be crowned with coloured garlands because she is the best writer of magical fantasy for children in this country.” (Evening Standard)

“Diana Wynne Jones could teach Stephen King and JK Rowling a thing or two...[she] has a skill for inserting just the right amount of detail in her written words, leaving you satiated but not stuffed.” (SFX)

“Diana Wynne Jones is, quite simply, the best writer of magic there is, for readers of any age.” (Neil Gaiman)

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Narration not as good

There was a lot of stridency in this one. There didn't seem to be any rationale to accents and there was a lot of shrieking and monotonous voice raising. The two main characters got hard to listn to.

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Really Enjoyed This Trilogy

I looked so forward to this book after reading the sequel and wanting to know what the 3rd interlinked story would be and I really liked it. I love how they incorporate Howl and Sophie into the storyline and knowing what happened after the first book. Highly recommend!

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Nice end to the story

Charming story and nice end to the series. Love narrators performance. She is simply amazing.

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