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Also known as the Chrestomanci Quartet, the Worlds of Chrestomanci, the Chronicles of Chrestomanci

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.

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Encyclopedic overview

13 sections
Contents
  • The Worlds
  • Magic
  • Books
  • Editions
  • Cover art
  • Illustrations
  • Awards
  • The office of Chrestomanci
  • Abilities
  • Known Chrestomancis
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

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 and one of her characters writes the same instruction for using the word as a spell.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chrestomanci series” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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