Author: Jones, Diana Wynne
For National Curriculum Key Stage 2
Published on 31 July 2025 by HarperCollins Publishers (HarperCollins) in the United Kingdom as part of 'The Chrestomanci Series' series.
Paperback | 288 pages, (chapter heads line)
198 x 129 x 20 | 198g
Glorious new rejacket of a Diana Wynne Jones favourite, featuring Chrestomanci – now a book with extra bits!
The Dukedom of Caprona is a place where music is enchantment and spells are as slippery as spaghetti. The magical business is run by two families – the Montanas and the Petrocchis – and they are deadly rivals. So when all the spells start going wrong, they naturally blame each other.
Chrestomanci suspects an evil enchanter; others say it is a White Devil. Or maybe a different kind of magic is needed to save Caprona…