Mixed Magics: Complete & Unabridged (The Chrestomanci Series)

"There are thousands of worlds, all different from ours," says Diana Wynne Jones in the introduction to this collection of four short stories featuring her most famous creation. "Chrestomanci's world is the one next door to us, and the difference is that magic is as common as music is with us."

But there's more. Alongside the new story is another not published in the UK before, Carol Oneir's Hundreth Dream. In it, Chrestomanci is called upon to find out why a young dream-maker is unable to realise her landmark hundredth "Dream film". The magician must go deep inside her mind to unravel her true intentions. Two further collected stories from other anthologies--Warlock at the Wheel and The Sage of Theare--both feature characters new and old, making Mixed Magics a tantalising glimpse of the quality of fantasy that has gone before--and hopefully what is still to come. --John McLay

2 read this book I strongly recommend you read Charmed Life, The Lives of christopher Chant, The Magicians of Caprona and Witch Week 1st!!!

I feel that Collins has seriously under reveiwed this book on the back cover so don't be put of by it!
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Delightful stories   January 14, 2003
S. Daley (USA)
This is a series of delightful stories beautifully read by Anthony Stewart Head. Performed might be a better word, as he gives each character his/her own unique voice. Sometimes I wasn't sure it was the same person reading, but it was.


The best by a long way   April 3, 2001
3 out of 6 found this review helpful

I cam upon this book by chance. Now I am very glad i read it it was the fist one in the set I read. After reading it I just had to read the rest. It enchants you in to the book to reed on. It has been a favorite book of mine that i have ever read. I advice every one to red this book because it is fab!!!!!


Very enjoyable!   January 12, 2001
5 out of 5 found this review helpful

I am a huge fan of Diana Wynne Jones' Chrestomanci series and thoroughly enjoyed this book - 'Stealer of Souls' is particularly brilliant. However I do think you'll appreciate the stories more if you are familiar with the characters. Overall I give this 4 rather than 5 stars because I didn't enjoy 'The Sage of Theare' quite so much, although readers who also like DWJ's slightly darker style of writing (I'm thinking here of 'The 8 Days of Luke' and 'Fire and Hemlock') will probably disagree with me. Highly recommended.