“Diana Wynne Jones is, quite simply, the best writer of magic there is, for readers of any age. Her stories are funny, brilliant, twisty, and all utterly different. Her characters are delightful. Pick up this book and she will take you somewhere.” - Neil Gaiman, author of Coraline
“Diana Wynne Jones is, quite simply, the best writer of magic there is, for readers of any age.” - Neil Gaiman, author of Coraline
“Ensorcelled by this exuberant tale and Jones’s unmistakable wit, readers may find themselves echoing Nick’s off-the-cuff literary critique: ‘By the time I’d read two pages, I was so longing to get to this other world that it was like sheets of flame flaring through me.’” - Publishers Weekly (starred review)
