Neil Gaiman calls her ‘quite simply the best writer of magic there is.’ ‘Truly magical . . . Guaranteed to leave you gasping’ The Bookseller. ‘She is the best writer of magical fantasy for children’ Evening Standard. In this beloved modern classic, young Sophie Hatter of the land of Ingary draws the unwelcome attention of the Witch of the Waste and finds herself placed under a spell. With nothing left to lose, Sophie sets off for the moving castle that hovers on the hills above her town of Market Chipping – but the castle belongs to the dreaded Wizard Howl, whose appetite, so they say, is satisfied only by the souls of young girls. There she meets Michael, Howl’s apprentice, and Calcifer the fire demon, with whom she strikes a bargain. Sophie’s tangled dealings with Calcifer, Howl and Michael, and her quest to break her own curse, come vividly alive through Diana Wynne Jones’s singular blend of magic, humour and imagination, from one of the most beloved, bestselling and award-winning fantasy writers of all time.
ISBN 13: 9780007299263
Author: Diana Wynne Jones
