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Conrad
- The Chrestomanci Series
- Narrated by: Tom Hollander
- Length: 5 hrs
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Summary
Conrad is young, good at heart, and yet is apparently suffering from the effects of such bad karma that there is nothing in his future but terrible things. Unless he can alter his circumstances - well, quite frankly, he is DOOMED. Conrad is sent in disguise to Stallery Mansion, to infiltrate the magical fortress that has power over the whole town of Stallchester, and to discover the identity of the person who is affecting his Fate so badly. Then he has to kill that person.
But can any plan really be that simple and straightforward? Of course it can't! And things start to go very strangely for Conrad from the moment he meets the boy called Christopher....
This is trademark DWJ – packed with laugh-aloud humour, insane logic, spot-on observations, organised chaos, and all wrapped up in a rattling good adventure which oozes magic from every seam. Literally.
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- Kindle Customer
- 14-05-20
Another great story from Diana Wynne Jones
Loved it. Narrator did a great job. Anything with Christopher Chant in it is wonderful.
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- Mj
- 11-08-20
Fantastic
Brilliant no matter what age you are. The narration is superb and really brings the story to life.
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- Dodie Bantock
- 27-07-23
A lovely read but why abridged?
The story is really well read and like all Diana Wynne Jones texts is engaging and entertaining, but really why abridge it. As someone loves the texts I spent much of the book noticing where snippets of the text were removed and then wondering why. With an author as good as this it is wrong to change their creation purely (I assume) to reduce the running time by a few minutes.
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- Holly
- 06-01-20
Entertaining, but not Wynne-Jones' strongest
Good plot. However, I was disappointed with Tom Hollander's narration; he is an excellent actor but dreadful narrator. It didn't ruin it, but it detracted from my enjoyment.
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