Diana Wynne Jones · series
Chrestomanci books in order
A series of interconnected fantasy novels and short-story collections concerning the enchanter Chrestomanci and parallel worlds.
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Publication order
- 1 Charmed Life
Book 1 · novel · 1977
An elegant stranger appears on seedy Coven Street and collects the two Chant orphans -- Gwendolen, a powerful young witch, and Cat, her brother. The stranger, known as "Chrestomanci," delivers the children to the grandeur of Chrestomanci…
- 2 The Magicians of Caprona
Book 2 · novel · 1980
Chrestomanci Book 2 Tonino is the only person in the famous Montana household who wasn't born with an instinct for creating spells, but he has other gifts. His ability to communicate with cats just might help defend the city of Caprona…
- 3 Witch Week
Book 3 · novel · 1982
When a teacher at an English boarding school finds a note on his desk accusing someone in the class of being a witch, magical things begin to happen and an Inquisitor is summoned.
- 4 The Lives of Christopher Chant
Book 4 · novel · 1988
PerfectBound e-book exclusive extras: "Diana Wynne Jones's The Chronicles of Chrestomanci: Nine Notes"; and our exclusive interview with Diana Wynne Jones.His father and uncles are enchanters, his mother a powerful sorceress, yet nothing…
- 5 Mixed Magics: Four Tales of Chrestomanci
Book 5 · short-story-collection · 2000
- 6 Conrad's Fate
Book 6 · novel · 2005
Chrestomanci #5 When his uncle sends him to work at the mysterious Stallery Mansion, twelve-year-old Conrad Tesdinic overcomes his bad karma and discovers in the mansion's winecellar the source of the magic that threatens to pull his…
- 7 The Pinhoe Egg
Book 7 · novel · 2006
Cat Chant and Marianne Pinhoe have discovered something incredibly exciting, truly precious, and very strange — an egg.This egg was not meant to be found. Chrestomanci himself, Cat's guardian and the strongest enchanter in the world, is…
Recommended order
- 1 Charmed Life
Book 1 · novel · 1977
An elegant stranger appears on seedy Coven Street and collects the two Chant orphans -- Gwendolen, a powerful young witch, and Cat, her brother. The stranger, known as "Chrestomanci," delivers the children to the grandeur of Chrestomanci…
- 2 The Lives of Christopher Chant
Book 4 · novel · 1988
PerfectBound e-book exclusive extras: "Diana Wynne Jones's The Chronicles of Chrestomanci: Nine Notes"; and our exclusive interview with Diana Wynne Jones.His father and uncles are enchanters, his mother a powerful sorceress, yet nothing…
- 3 The Magicians of Caprona
Book 2 · novel · 1980 Optional
Chrestomanci Book 2 Tonino is the only person in the famous Montana household who wasn't born with an instinct for creating spells, but he has other gifts. His ability to communicate with cats just might help defend the city of Caprona…
- 4 Witch Week
Book 3 · novel · 1982 Optional
When a teacher at an English boarding school finds a note on his desk accusing someone in the class of being a witch, magical things begin to happen and an Inquisitor is summoned.
- 5 Mixed Magics: Four Tales of Chrestomanci
Book 5 · short-story-collection · 2000 Optional
- 6 Conrad's Fate
Book 6 · novel · 2005 Optional
Chrestomanci #5 When his uncle sends him to work at the mysterious Stallery Mansion, twelve-year-old Conrad Tesdinic overcomes his bad karma and discovers in the mansion's winecellar the source of the magic that threatens to pull his…
- 7 The Pinhoe Egg
Book 7 · novel · 2006 Optional
Cat Chant and Marianne Pinhoe have discovered something incredibly exciting, truly precious, and very strange — an egg.This egg was not meant to be found. Chrestomanci himself, Cat's guardian and the strongest enchanter in the world, is…