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Year of the Griffin
Diana Wynne Jones
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Description for Year of the Griffin
Paperback. A hilarious fantasy sequel to The Dark Lord of Derkholm, set at the Wizard University, and centred around six fantastical students. From the 'Godmother of Fantasy', Diana Wynne Jones. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: YFH; YFQ. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 312.
A hilarious fantasy sequel to The Dark Lord of Derkholm, set at the Wizard University, and centred around six fantastical students. From the ‘Godmother of Fantasy’, Diana Wynne Jones.
The Year of the Griffin is the sequel to the Dark Lord of Derkholm, set in the same world several years after the abolition of commercial ‘fantasy world’ tourism from our world.
Running a University for Wizards was never going to be easy. And with no money, no staff and no ... Read more
The daughter of the world’s Ruling Wizard is an enormous Griffin; King Luther’s son is penniless. The emperor’s sister is a jinxed exile, and the dwarf is a runaway slave.
And that’s all before the assassins start arriving…
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Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780007507603
SKU
V9780007507603
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99-15
About Diana Wynne Jones
Diana Wynne Jones (1934–2011) spent her childhood in Essex and began writing fantasy novels for children in the 1970s. With her unique combination of magic, humour and imagination, she enthralled generations of children and adults with her work. She won the Guardian Award in 1977 with Charmed Life, was runner-up for the Children's Book Award in 1981 and was twice ... Read more
Reviews for Year of the Griffin
For Diana Wynne Jones: “The best writer of magic there is” Neil Gaiman “…Her hallmarks include laugh-aloud humour, plenty of magic and imaginative array of alternate worlds. Yet, at the same time, a great seriousness is ... Read more