Cart and cwidder
Jones, Diana Wynne2016
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Moril and his brother and sister enjoy their lives as travelling musicians journeying through Dalemark on their father's cart. When a mysterious passenger joins them, their world quickly falls apart. Who is he? The first book in the magical, epic adventure series from `the Godmother of Fantasy', Diana Wynne Jones. Now back in print!For centuries, Dalemark has been a land divided by the warring earldoms of the North and South. Now, with the help of the mysterious gods of Dalemark, four extraordinary young people must join forces to reunify their beloved home.When twelve-year-old Moril's father is murdered by soldiers, Moril inherits his ancient cwidder - a musical instrument with a mysterious past. As Moril and his siblings embark on a dangerous journey to escape the evil forces around them, he gradually learns how to channel the cwidder's strange and powerful magic. But is it enough to protect those he loves from the looming threat of war?
Main title:
Cart and cwidder / Diana Wynne Jones.
Author:
Jones, Diana Wynne, author
Imprint:
London : HarperCollins Children's Books, 2016.
Collation:
335 pages : map (black and white) ; 20 cm.
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Notes:
Originally published: London: Macmillan, 1975.
ISBN:
9780008170622 (pbk)9780008170639 (ePub ebook)
Dewey class:
823.914
Language:
English
Subject:
Dalemark (Imaginary place) -- Juvenile fictionFantasy fictionChildren's storiesFiction 9+Fantasy and MagicChildren's / Teenage fiction: Fantasy & magical realismChildren's / Teenage fiction: General fictionChildren's / Teenage fiction: Action & adventure storiesChildren's / Teenage fiction: Family & home storiesChildren's / Teenage fiction: Humorous storiesChildren's / Teenage personal & social issues: Family issuesChildren's / Teenage personal & social issues: Friends & friendship issues
BRN:
1279417
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