Drowned Ammet
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| Author | Diana Wynne Jones |
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| Cover Artist | Dan Craig |
| Country | Britain |
| Language | English |
| Series | Dalemark Quartet |
| Genre(s) | Fantasy, High Fantasy, Children's Literature |
| Publisher | Various |
| Released | First published in 1975 (Macmillian London Ltd.), May 1, 2005 (Eos reprint) |
| Media Type | Print (trade paperback) |
| Pages | 560 (Trade Paperback edition) ~ |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-06-076369-8 (Trade Paperback edition in same volume as Cart and Cwidder)~ |
| Preceded by | Cart and Cwidder |
| Followed by | The Spellcoats |
Drowned Ammet is a fantasy novel for young adults by British author Diana Wynne Jones.
[edit] Plot
The book begins with the birth of a boy in South Dalemark, near a seaport called Holand. He is named Alhammitt, after his father, but because this is such a common name he is called Mitt by his mother and friends.
His father joins a resistance against Earl Hadd, and, to the best of Mitt's knowledge, he is betrayed by a man named Siriol. Mitt spends the rest of his life up until his thirteenth year plotting revenge with his mother against Siriol. His mother, meanwhile, marries a gunsmith named Hobin and gives up her rebellious ways.
[edit] Characters
- Mitt Alhamittson
- Hildrida Navisdaughter
- Ynen Navisson
- Navis Haddson: The youngest son of Earl Hadd of Holand, and the father of Ynen and Hildrida.
- Old Ammet:One of the Undying. He is also known as the Earthshaker. One of his hidden names is 'Ynynen', and he is a particular friend of Mitt. His original name is Alhammitt, and he is often described as a man with long grey hair and a young-old face. There is a strange custom in Holand where, every year, a straw figure of him is thrown into the sea.
- Libby Beer: Another one of the Undying and the wife of Ammet. She is sometimes called She Who raised the Islands, and she is described as a woman in a green dress. She and Ammet are both well known throughout the Holy Isles and Holand.
[edit] Explanation of the novel's title
"Drowned Ammet" refers to the custom in Holand of throwing a straw figure of Old Ammet (see above) into the ocean.
| Books by Diana Wynne Jones | ||
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Chrestomanci series: Charmed Life • The Lives of Christopher Chant • The Magicians of Caprona • Witch Week • Conrad's Fate • The Pinhoe Egg • Mixed Magics Dalemark Quartet: Cart and Cwidder • Drowned Ammet • The Spellcoats • The Crown of Dalemark Castle series: Howl's Moving Castle • Castle in the Air Derkholm series: Dark Lord of Derkholm • Year of the Griffin Magids series: Deep Secret • The Merlin Conspiracy Other: Archer's Goon • Dogsbody • Eight Days of Luke • Fire and Hemlock • Hexwood • The Homeward Bounders • Power of Three • A Tale of Time City • The Time of the Ghost • More... |
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