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The Dalemark Quartet Audio Collection
- Cart and Cwidder, Drowned Ammet, The Spellcoats, The Crown of Dalemark
- Narrated by: Huw Parmenter, Mike Grady, Ursula Jones, Laura Kirman
- Length: 32 hrs and 30 mins
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Summary
The complete epic adventure series from ‘the Godmother of Fantasy’, Diana Wynne Jones.
For centuries, Dalemark has been a land divided by the warring earldoms of the North and South. Now, with the help of the Undying, the mysterious gods of Dalemark, four extraordinary young people must join forces to reunify their beloved land.
Cart and Cwidder
When 12-year-old Moril’s father is murdered by soldiers, Moril inherits his ancient cwidder – a musical instrument with a mysterious past. As Moril and his siblings embark on a dangerous journey to escape the evil forces around them, he gradually learns how to channel the cwidder’s strange and powerful magic. But is it enough to protect those he loves from the looming threat of war?
Drowned Ammet
After his father mysteriously goes missing Mitt joins a group of freedom fighters plotting to overthrow the tyrannical ruler of Holand. But when his assassination attempt against the earl backfires, Mitt stows away on board a ship heading out to sea. As the boat is battered by storms Mitt finds himself alone among his enemies – except for the figure of Drowned Ammet.
The Spellcoats
Tanaqui and her family have always known they were somehow different from the other villagers. But when the great floods come and they are driven from their home, they begin to realise the part they must play in the destiny of the land. As Tanaqui weaves the story of their frightening journey to the sea and the terrifying, powerful evil of the mage Kankredin, she realises the desperate need to understand the meaning of it all. Can she fit the pieces of the puzzle together in time to halt Kankredin’s destruction?
The Crown of Dalemark
Since his arrival in the North of Dalemark Mitt has become disillusioned. The North seems no more free than the Holand he fled, a fugitive accused of attempted murder. And now he is trapped by the order to kill someone he doesn’t know or else risk the lives of his friends. Forced once more to flee, Mitt is joined by Moril, the quietly powerful musician, and Maewen – out of her time, but mysteriously fated to play a part in their quest. For the evil powers of the mage Kankredin are re-assembling, and only the Adon’s gifts – the ring, sword and cup – can once more unite Dalemark.
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- Anonymous User
- 22-04-21
Bizarre and Brilliant
I listened to this as an adult rediscovering my love of DWJ and didn't want it to end! The story spans 3 different periods in history and many different complex and bizarre strands of story following a big cast of characters but somehow DWJ manages to pull it all together and make you truly connect with the characters. The narration was good, in particular Ursula Jones was brilliant.
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- Carl Rowe
- 28-02-22
Good book
I love the book series and Diana Wynne Jones is an amazing writer. It is read very well and there is never a dull moment
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- Sara
- 04-05-22
Brilliant stories - one narrator not so good...
These are wonderful stories and brilliantly written by Diana Wynne Jones who I have just reconnected with, having read a couple of her books as a child.
I would highly recommend with a couple of caveats, the narration in The Crown of Dalemark was not up to the standard of the other books, which are wonderfully and lovingly characterised; it feels somehow careless and rushed and doesn't convey the sense and feel of the language as well as the other narrators. Mike Grady does an absolutely superb job on Drowned Ammet. There are several characters that span across Cart and Cwidder, Drowned Ammet and The Crown of Dalemark and unfortunately there is a lack of continuity in the characterisation, pronunciation of names (place and character), and accents, which is a shame and becomes jarring if you are listening to them as a set.
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- Kindle Customer
- 20-03-22
Loved it.
Not sure about the pronunciation of some names, but story &characters so brilliant. Gorgeous.
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- SAA
- 27-02-22
Excellent compilation of the Dalemark Quarter
The Dalemark quartet is one of Diana Wynne Jones best series of books. The narrator does justice to the books and the time simply flies by.
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- Weaver
- 13-10-23
Thoroughly Enjoyed This Piece of Excellent Storytelling
When I reached the end of the four books, I found myself wishing it was a quintet rather than a quartet.
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- Cecile
- 30-01-22
Magical story magically read
Diana Wynne Jones is a born storyteller. Her tales are complex, exciting, compassionate and tough. Your own imagination completes the picture. The narrators of these chronicles make the characters come alive. I thoroughly recommend the stories and the narrators.
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- TP
- 22-10-22
Magical stories, beautifully read
These four stories by DWJ are wonderful and magical and often very witty (although not much wit in C&C). Some themes are quite dark and shocking events do occur in the stories. Drowned Ammet and Spellcoats are especially well-read by their narrators. In particular, Ursula Jones' narration of Spellcoats is luminous. Cart and Cwidder took a little bit of getting into, but once the first shocking event occurs, it moves faster.
Drowned Ammet and Spellcoats are the best, and both brilliant in different ways. Drowned Ammet is wonderful for exploring themes of injustice, what it means to be a person fighting a good cause for the wrong reasons and in a totally hapless fashion. It also explores the dynamic between three children/teenagers, two of whom come from a completely different world from the other, and the clashes and tensions which accompany this.
Spellcoats is a wonderful mystical story with fun down-to-earth observations of sibling relationships (the characters of Tannaqui and Duck/Mallard are delightfully stubborn and funny). I found Crown of Dalemark to be a bit of a let-down. The story is not as strong and although the narrator is good, this volume is preceded by the superlative narration of Ursula Jones, which means that the contrast is slightly jarring. However, after a while it becomes very enjoyable to listen to and the character developments of Mitt and Maewyn hold the story together.
Overall I could not recommend the volumes more highly, definitely worth listening to!
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- June Russell
- 13-04-23
Disappointing narration and characterisation
I’ve read and loved the Dalemark stories and was looking forward to listening to them, but had to give up on both Cart and Cwidder and The Crown of Dalemark because the narration was so irritating, particularly the awful squeaky ‘suthun’ and ‘narthern’ accents given to the characters, which the narrators struggled so hard to keep up, regardless of circumstance, that all emotional nuance was lost.
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