{"product_id":"9780008715786","title":"The Howl’s Moving Castle Trilogy Box Set","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Diana Wynne Jones\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eInterest age: from c 9 years\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 10 October 2024 by HarperCollins Publishers (HarperCollins) in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003eOther | 944 pages\u003cbr\u003e204 x 133 x 64mm | 672g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Quite simply the best writer of magic there is’ Neil Gaiman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ‘Truly magical … Guaranteed to leave you gasping’ The Bookseller\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ‘She is the best writer of magical fantasy for children’ Evening Standard\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Howl's Moving Castle\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  In this beloved modern classic, young Sophie Hatter from the land of Ingary catches the unwelcome attention of the Witch of the Waste and is put under a spell…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ?Castle in the Air\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Far to the south in the Land of Ingary, lives a young carpet merchant called Abdullah. In his dreams, he is the long-lost son of a great prince. This dream is a complete castle in the air… or is it?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Abdullah’s day-dreams suddenly start to come true when he meets the exquisite Flower-in-the-Night, daughter of the ferocious Sultan of Zanzib. Fate has destined them for each other, but a bad-tempered genie, a hideous djinn, and various villanous bandits have their own ideas. When Flower-in-the-Night is carried off, Abdullah is determined to rescue her – if he can find her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e House of Many Ways\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Charmain Baker is in over her head. Looking after Great Uncle William's tiny cottage while he's ill should have been easy, but Great Uncle William is better known as the Royal Wizard Norland and his house bends space and time. Its single door leads to any number of places – the bedrooms, the kitchen, the caves under the mountains, the past, to name but a few.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e By opening that door, Charmain is now also looking after an extremely magical stray dog, a muddled young apprentice wizard and a box of the king's most treasured documents, as well as irritating a clan of small blue creatures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Caught up in an intense royal search, she encounters an intimidating sorceress named Sophie. And where Sophie is, can the Wizard Howl and fire demon Calcifer be far behind?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Diana Wynne Jones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56261362647365,"sku":"9780008715786","price":23.97,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0994\/3721\/6069\/files\/9780008715786.jpg?v=1763038467","url":"https:\/\/stripyduckbookshopcafe.co.uk\/products\/9780008715786","provider":"The Stripy Duck Bookshop Café","version":"1.0","type":"link"}