The Magicians of Caprona
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| Author | Diana Wynne Jones |
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| Country | Great Britain |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Chrestomanci Series |
| Genre(s) | Fantasy, Children's Literature |
| Publisher | Various |
| Released | 1980 |
The Magicians of Caprona is a 1980 novel by Diana Wynne Jones. Part of the Chrestomanci Series, it follows the story of two venerable Italian spell-houses, the Casa Montana and the Casa Petrocchi, through the eyes of the young Tonino Montana and his brother Paolo. Caprona is a city-state in the Italy of Chrestomanci's world which was never united as a nation-state. The city is said to be losing its virtue, which Chrestomanci blames on the malevolent influence of a mysterious enemy enchanter, making it vulnerable to neighboring states. Florence, Siena, and Pisa aim to capitalise on this weakness by uniting against Caprona in an attempt to conquer it. Chrestomanci has advised each spell-house that Caprona could regain its virtue if the true words to the Angel of Caprona, a hymn which is also a powerful spell, could be found - but the search is not helped by the deadly (and rather Shakespearean) rivalry between the two spell-houses, who are quick to blame each other for the city's misfortunes and are sceptical of Chrestomanci's advice.
| 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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