The lives of christopher chant7/6/2023 ![]() Never simplistic, Jones rarely creates a wholly good or wholly evil character. Christopher learns much more than magic-including how he appears to others and what those others are behind their masks, magic and otherwise-as well as loyalty and compassion. ![]() Meanwhile, back in 12A, he becomes the Chrestomanci's ward and heir and discovers how he has been used by the evil forces-just in time to make some clever, and daring, rescues. ![]() Exploring other worlds, Christopher is made the dupe of illicit smugglers of dragon's blood and mermaid parts. ![]() Christopher (who appears as a full-fledged magician in Charmed Life, etc.) is here an apprentice with access to an array of parallel worlds: in one (12B, recognizably ours), technology began its vigorous growth in the 14th century in Christopher's (12A), a complex system of available magic seems to be as luxuriant and fascinating (or daunting) as technology is in 12B. An incredibly inventive fantasist inundates the reader with a cascade of magic, so artfully deployed that it never threatens to weigh down her buoyant story. ![]()
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