Year of the Griffin

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Year of the Griffin

Cover from the American edition
Author	Diana Wynne Jones
Country	Great Britain
Language	English
Series	The Derkholm Series
Genre(s)	Fantasy, Childrens' Literature
Publisher	Harper Collins
Released	2000
Media Type	Print
Preceded by	Dark Lord of Derkholm

Year of the Griffin is a 2000 novel by British children's author Diana Wynne Jones. It is the sequel to The Dark Lord of Derkholm and is more centered around Wizard Derk's daughter, the griffin Elda, and her time at the University of Magic.

The book is set eight years after Mr. Chesney's offworld tours have stopped, and the University is in dire straits; they have financial problems, and are being mismanaged by the magician Corcoran. He deems it important to churn out as many basic magicians as he can, to remedy the damage Mr. Chesney's tours have caused. In doing so, the University leaves out a lot of theory, and believes that magic can only be done in one set way. Elda and her new companions, however, have many bright new ideas that could help the furtherment of magic, but they are suppressed by Corcoran's mis-guided management.

Elda's classmates each have their own family problems with being at the University, and soon enough the University is besieged by assassins, griffins, armies and kings.

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Books by Diana Wynne Jones

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