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Castle in the Air

By: Diana Wynne Jones
Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
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A magical Arabian Nights tale from the captivating creator of fantasy, Diana Wynne Jones. The dazzling sequel to Howl’s Moving Castle.

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?

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.

©1990 Diana Wynne Jones (P)2021 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Adaptations Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths Humorous Fiction Literature & Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Destiny Tear-jerking Heartfelt Feel-Good

Critic reviews

“This is the Arabian Nights with a twist. Readers won’t put down the book until they figure out all its secrets.”
SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL (starred review)

"A bewitching romp, gratifying to mind, imagination, and funnybone."
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I have read this book many times before but the reading by Kristen is excellent. It was a joy to listen to.

Excellent story, great story telling.

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I love the trilogy. Diana Wynne Jones' writing is excellent as always and the series has great rereading value to me. I love this book dearly. The reader did a good job and the story was easy to follow. Only my personal preference for character voices gets in the way of my fullest and utmost enjoyance.

Whimsical and well written

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it was an interesting story . It was a bit discriptive and dragged in my opinion but I enjoyed it because of the entry of Howl and Sophie.
Not as good as Howls koving castle .
It was really interesting to know about Howl and sofie, their baby ,Calcifer, lattie,Suleman and their baby.
This was the 2nd book in the sequel of House moving castle.
cant wait to listen to the third one House of many ways in this sequel.

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Loved it, intricate and unusual story, like a Persian carpet worked into a western fairytale. if only all locked up princess could have a magic carpet, and a ginnie wouldn't do any harm too.

Wonderful story, enjoyed it very much.

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Spoilers (maybe) A lovely sequel to Howl's Moving Castle. I was unsure of how this started whether it would tie in with the first book, but rest assured it really does, and in a way I found surprising and heartwarming to listen to.

Heartwarming

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