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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 Action & Adventure Classics Fantasy & Magic Humorous Fiction Literature & Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy
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"One of the greatest ever writers for children" – Garth Nix
"A true original" – Katherine Rundell
“Imaginative and terribly funny” – Michael Morpurgo
THE TELEGRAPH – 100 Best Books a Child Should Read
“Wit and humor glint from the pages" – THE HORN BOOK
Praise for Diana Wynne Jones
“…Her hallmarks include laugh-aloud humour, plenty of magic and imaginative array of alternate worlds. Yet, at the same time, a great seriousness is present in all of her novels, a sense of urgency that links Jones’s most outrageous plots to her readers’ hopes and fears…” – Publishers Weekly
“Diana Wynne Jones ought to be crowned with coloured garlands because she is the best writer of magical fantasy for children in this country ” – Evening Standard
“Diana Wynne Jones could teach Stephen King and JK Rowling a thing or two … [she] has a skill for inserting just the right amount of detail in her written words, leaving you satiated but not stuffed.” – SFX
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The story was very nice and even if you saw Miyazaki's adaptation, you'll not be bored as the story differs greatly from the movie. Most of the characters are still present, but you'll discover a complete new story.
Moreover Kristin Atherton is an awesome performer! It was really easy to differentiate the multiple characters. And as a non-english native speaker, she has a really clear diction and it was easy and enjoyable to listen to this Audible.
I greatly enjoy this audio book and I would totally recommend it if you want to discover the story on which Miyazaki's movie is inspired as well as if you simply want to hear a nice story.

Loved it

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Lovely fairytale-like story and really great narrator! I loved it and can only recommend it.

Excellent

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Very nice but the end is very "we beat the bad guy, the end, bye" please give us a small epilogue i dont know...

Very nice

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Wonderful story, captivating. Fun universe. The only hiccup is I found a couple of scenes near the end a bit rushed, otherwise it had a great pace to it.
I LOVED the performance by Kristin Arterton so much I went and bought the other two stories of this series read by her.

Amazing

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