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| Author | Diana Wynne Jones |
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| Cover artist | various |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's fantasy |
| Publisher | various (first) Greenwillow Books (US)[1] |
| Published | 1977–2006 |
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| No. of books | 7 |
Chrestomanci, sometimes branded The Worlds of Chrestomanci, is a heptalogy of children's fantasy books written by British author Diana Wynne Jones, published from 1977 to 2006. In the context of the parallel universe setting of the books, Chrestomanci refers to both the British government office that is responsible for supervising the use of magic and Chrestomanci Castle in southern England, which is both residence and headquarters.
Jones gives the pronunciation "KREST–OH–MAN–SEE" herself[2] and one of her characters writes the same instruction for using the word as a spell.[3]
- ^ Chrestomanci series listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (ISFDB). Retrieved 2012-04-28.
- ^ Mixed Magics (Greenwillow Books, 2001), preface. "You pronounce it KREST-OH-MAN-SEE."
- ^ Witch Week, chapter 11. "The old lady had written just one strange word three times at the top of the paper. Under that, as she had told them, she had written, in shaky capitals, how to say this word: KREST-OH-MAN-SEE."