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Howl’s Moving Castle

By: Diana Wynne Jones
Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
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‘One of the greatest ever writers for children’ – Garth Nix

‘A true original’ – Katherine Rundell

‘Truly magical … Guaranteed to leave you gasping’ The Bookseller

‘She is the best writer of magical fantasy for children’ Evening Standard

In the land of Ingary, where seven league boots and invisibility cloaks exist, young Sophie Hatter catches the unwelcome attention of the Witch of the Waste and is put under a spell . . .

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…

There Sophie meets Michael, Howl’s apprentice, and Calcifer the fire demon, with whom she agrees a pact. Her entanglements with Calcifer, Howl and Michael and her quest to break her curse come alive with Diana Wynne Jones’s unique combination of magic, humour and imagination.

©1986 Diana Wynne Jones (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Classics Fantasy Fiction Humorous Fiction Literature & Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy Comedy Magic Users Feel-Good Wizardry Witchcraft

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Critic reviews

“Imaginative and terribly funny.” (Michael Morpurgo)
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Such a beautiful, imaginative story. Magic, friendship, romance and more.
Performed so well by Kristin- I especially loved her Welsh Howell accent !
Well worth a listen by people of all ages.

Such a beautiful story

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I think this book was fun,exciting, and it had a great performance!
There is absolutely amazing! 5 stars!

Outstanding!!!

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it was epiccccccccccccccccccc

calsifer was my favorite

howl was good to and the stick

epic story

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A great story with a very nice cast of characters. It's easy to follow and highly entertaining. Perfect for when you want something lighter. The narrator gave an awesome performance giving the characters a lot of personality. Completely loved it!

Very charming and entertaining.

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This is the exact kind of book I needed. It makes me feel like I belong to another world in a way I haven’t felt since I was a child. Immediately starting the second book.

Perfection

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easy to listen to - loved the story which has been a personal favourite for a long time

great

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Amazing portrayal of one of my favourite books, I could listen over and over again.

Amazing

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Seen the anime and have always ment to read the book this is even better. The only thing is that there seems to be a problem at the end ( last hour or so)it keeps jumping it skipping.

Please hurry up and do unabridged versions of the next books

Love

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Really good book. in many ways better than giblis version. it makes So much more sense! So worth a read!

really good

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This has always been one of my favourite book. A brilliant fantasy book with interesting characters and a complex story line. If you’re a fan of the anime be prepared for a very different story but in my opinion much better.

The narrator does an amazing job at giving each character their own unique voice, which fit them perfectly. And most importantly she does the all important welsh accent for the main character.

A beautiful story read beautifully

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