Conrad's Fate: A Chrestomanci Book.CONRAD'S FATE: a Chrestomanci book. Diana Wynne Jones Diana Wynne Jones (born London August 16, 1934) is a British writer, principally of fantasy novels for children and adults, as well as a small amount of non-fiction. Some of her better-known works include the Chrestomanci series and the novels Howl's Moving Castle and . 2005. Read by Gerard Doyle. 6 tapes. 8.75 hrs. Recorded Books. 1-4193-3549-9. $58.75. Vinyl; plot, reader notes. J From the KLIATT review of the book, May 2005: "Stallery Mansion looms high in the English/kips above the town of Stallchester, where a 12-year-old boy named Conrad lives with his mother and his uncle. He wants to go to Upper School, but instead his uncle sends him off to Stallery to become a page boy, insisting that he must work off his bad karma by putting an end to some bad person in power up at the mansion--who, exactly, the uncle doesn't know, but it's Conrad's job to find out. On the way to Stallery, Conrad meets mysterious, cocky cock·y adj. cock·i·er, cock·i·est Overly self-assertive or self-confident. cock  i·ly adv. Christopher, who also becomes a page boy ... The two boys discover that Stallery Mansion is built on a probability fault, where a lot of possible universes come together ... some nasty people are trying to seize power, and it's up to Conrad and Christopher to try to stop them...." No one needs to be familiar with the previous books in the series; all fans will flock to this rendition ren·di·tion n. 1. The act of rendering. 2. An interpretation of a musical score or a dramatic piece. 3. A performance of a musical or dramatic work. 4. A translation, often interpretive. by Doyle, who reads perfectly throughout as he becomes all of the characters. His Conrad is Conrad I, ruler of the Holy Roman Empire Conrad I, d. 918, German king (911–18). As duke of Franconia he distinguished himself by military exploits and in 911 was elected successor to Louis the Child by the Franconian, Saxon, Bavarian, and Swabian youthful, and Christopher has a teenage surliness sur·ly adj. sur·li·er, sur·li·est 1. Sullenly ill-humored; gruff. 2. Threatening, as of weather conditions; ominous: surly clouds filled the sky. 3. and sarcasm in his voice. The upper class and the lower class have distinct accents. Sherri Ginsberg, Libn., Chapel Hill, NC |
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