The Spellcoats
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| Author | Diana Wynne Jones |
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| Country | Great Britain |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Dalemark Quartet |
| Genre(s) | Fantasy, Childrens' Literature |
| Publisher | Various |
| Released | 1979 |
| Preceded by | Drowned Ammet |
| Followed by | The Crown of Dalemark |
The Spellcoats (1979) is the third published novel in Diana Wynne Jones's Dalemark Quartet, but chronologically the first.
It deals with the story of five children of a supernatural being, one of whom, Hern, becomes the first king of a united Dalemark. It is written in the form of two spellcoats woven by Hern's younger sister and the narrator of the story, Tanaqui. The coats tell the history of an invasion driven by the evil mage, Kankredin. In an afterword, it is explained how the coats were discovered in an archaeological dig sponsored by the Earl of Hannart from Cart and Cwidder and Drowned Ammet.
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Chrestomanci series: The Lives of Christopher Chant • Conrad's Fate • Charmed Life • The Magicians of Caprona • The Pinhoe Egg • Mixed Magics • Witch Week 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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