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‘One of the greatest ever writers for children’ – Garth Nix

‘A true original’ – Katherine Rundell

‘Truly magical … Guaranteed to leave you gasping’ The Bookseller

‘She is the best writer of magical fantasy for children’ Evening Standard

In the land of Ingary, where seven league boots and invisibility cloaks exist, young Sophie Hatter catches the unwelcome attention of the Witch of the Waste and is put under a spell . . .

Deciding she has nothing more to lose, Sophie makes her way to the moving castle that hovers on the hills above her town, Market Chipping. But the castle belongs to the dreaded Wizard Howl, whose appetite, they say, is satisfied only by the souls of young girls…

There Sophie meets Michael, Howl’s apprentice, and Calcifer the fire demon, with whom she agrees a pact. Her entanglements with Calcifer, Howl and Michael and her quest to break her curse come alive with Diana Wynne Jones’s unique combination of magic, humour and imagination.

©1986 Diana Wynne Jones (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Classics Fantasy Fiction Humorous Fiction Literature & Fiction Magic Science Fiction & Fantasy Comedy Magic Users Feel-Good Funny Wizardry Witchcraft

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“Imaginative and terribly funny.” (Michael Morpurgo)
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Delighted to find an unabridged version of this fantastic story. Brilliantly narrated too. Kristin Atherton vividly portrays the various characters. Throughly enjoyed it and looking forward too more unabridged versions like this in the series.

Unabridged with great narration

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great story and definitely worth a listen if you're only familiar with the film -

wonderfully creative

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I loved this version of the story. Totally worth getting and it brought a smile to my face being transported back into the land of Ingary. I really hope we get the rest of the trilogy.

Loved it!

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better then the movie by a clear mile. will be relistened to for a long long time

brilliant

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A gorgeous story, extremely well told. although vastly different to the ghibli version I grew up with, it is in many ways much better and much more charming in full. truly loved every moment of this story.

Truly a great story

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