Glorious new cover of a Diana Wynne Jones favorite, exploring the childhood of Chrestmanci – now a book with extra bits!

Young Christopher Chant has strange, wonderful dreams of the most extraordinary places that never were. When it turns out that they're not dreams at all -- but that he's actually magically traveling to other realities and can actually bring things back from these magical lands, suddenly everyone has plans for him and his unusual power. Then, something even worse happens -- he discovers that he is the rarest of all kinds of wizards: a nine-lived enchanter! Only trouble is, he's been going through his nine lives at a frantic pace! Now he's going to be forced to live at creepy old Chrestomanci Castle as the ward of the terrifying old enchanter, Gabriel de Witt. Everyone seems to have ideas about what to do with Christopher and his amazing magical abilities, but no one seems to care what he wants! Who can he trust? And how can he escape from those who are out to use him?

This bewitching fantasy, which goes from high hilarity to edge-of-your-seat suspense, will leave your young readers begging for more and is the perfect gift for all the young Harry Potter fans who are eager to find another spellbinding fantasy series.

Another great Chrestomanci book.