House of Many Ways

Name: House of Many Ways
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)
Author: Diana Wynne Jones
ISBN: 9781440709555

Author: Diana Wynne Jones

Series: Howl's Moving Castle #3

Narrator: Jenny Sterlin

Unabridged: 7 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 02/27/2009

Categories: Children's Fiction, Action & Adventure Stories, Fantasy Stories

Synopsis

Charmain Baker is a young girl whose Great-Uncle William has fallen ill. Coming to care for him, she takes up residence in his modest cottage.

But there’s a catch. Charmain’s Great-Uncle William is also known by another name, Royal Wizard Norland. And his is a magical home full of strange curiosities. Perhaps most curious of all is the door that can lead to anywhere—even into the
past or future! As Charmain embarks upon a wondrous journey of discovery, she unknowingly comes to the attention of a powerful sorceress named Sophie and the ever-elusive wizard Howl.

About Diana Wynne Jones

Diana Wynne Jones was the multiple award-winning author of many fantasy novels for children, teenagers, and adults. Her book Howl's Moving Castle was made into an Academy Award-nominated major animated feature by Hayao Miyazaki. She received the World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007. Married to the medievalist J. A. Burrow, with whom she had three sons, she lived for many years in Bristol, the setting for many of her books.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mark on February 22, 2025

I've now read the trilogy to Celyn and all three books are very good. Books 2 and 3 don't quite reach the highs of Howl's Moving Castle for me, but they're great stories to read to an 11 year old (I should note here that Celyn is severely disabled and can't read for herself). The book was written 18......more

Goodreads review by Nic on December 08, 2010

First of all, I should note that Diana Wynne Jones is my favorite author. You're unlikely to find any of her books getting fewer than four stars from me. That said, I loved this book less than a number of her others. (That, ladies and gentlemen, is the closest I come to criticizing DWJ.) To be fair,......more

Goodreads review by human on December 19, 2020

I'm incredibly surprised. I didn't like this book! I LOVED the first book, almost-loved the second one, and was mostly disappointed by this one. Everything that I enjoyed in the first two books was... gone. I have no clue where all the funny banter and character development went, but it certainly is......more