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Summary: A great story
Review: The Chrestomanci series is a great series, this is one of the better stories of the four that are written. The two things that run consistent through all the stories is the Chrestomanci and the many worlds that exist. The title of Chrestomanci is for the person who makes sure that all magic is used properly. It is very difficult to get because one of the requirements it that the person must have nine lives rather than the usual one. The multiple worlds are an interesting concept in the Chrestomanci stories. The concept goes like this, when a big even occurs, such as a battle, one of two things can happen. Either one side of the battle wins or the other side wins. Since both of these things cannot happen at once, the world is split into two worlds where in one world, one side won and in the other world, the other side won. This concept is used by Diana Jones as a base for plots and interesting twists."The Lives of Christoper Chant" is not about Cat but rather it is about the childhood of the Chrestomanci in "Charmed Life", so the book takes place some many years before "Charmed Life". Christopher Chant is a spirit traveler. He is able to travel to the other worlds. What is even more special is that he is able to take back things from other worlds to his world where as nobody before could do such a thing. Christoper didn't realize this was a gift but thought that these were dreams when he went to the other worlds because he could only go there once he fell asleep. Unfortunately for Christoper, his Uncle Ralph, whom he admires greatly, finds a way to exploit Christopher's gift by making him take expensive and illegal items from other worlds into his own. While Christopher lives in Chrestomanci's castle doing this, Chrestomanci at the same time is trying to find the smugglers who are bringing this stuff into their world. I love the ending where many elements of the story and other side plots merge in to one. This is a great story and I recommend it to anyone, one note is that you may want to buy the "The Chronicles of Chrestomanci : Charmed Life/the Lives of Christopher Chant" book because it has this story in it and the "Charmed Life" story which I think go together quite well.
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Summary: This was a fascinating book.
Review: The Lives of Christopher Chant is the first book I read by Diana Wynne Jones. After a few chapters, I couldn't put it down. It inspired me to read her other books.
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Summary: Fantastic!
Review: The Lives of Christopher Chant, is humour at its very best! Wynne Jones is one of the best children's fantasy writers, she pioneered techniques still being used today. This is one of three books (Witch Week and Charmed Life) and gives us an understanding of the person behing the lofty and mysterious Chrestomanci. Its a very funny and tongue in cheek look at Christopher Chant's childhood, as he walks between "Anywheres" and gets caught up in illegal activities unknowingly. Wynne Jones puts plenty of laughs into it, from Christopher reading the Unabridged Arabian Nights, to the interesting Goddess who freezes Christopher in a wall until he agrees to her demands....and all the while, Christopher is losing lives.....
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