Castle in the Air
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Castle in the Air
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Narrated by:
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Kristin Atherton
About this listen
A magical Arabian Nights tale from the captivating creator of fantasy, Diana Wynne Jones. The dazzling sequel to Howl’s Moving Castle.
Far to the south in the Land of Ingary, lives a young carpet merchant called Abdullah. In his dreams, he is the long-lost son of a great prince. This dream is a complete castle in the air… or is it?
Abdullah’s day-dreams suddenly start to come true when he meets the exquisite Flower-in-the-Night, daughter of the ferocious Sultan of Zanzib. Fate has destined them for each other, but a bad-tempered genie, a hideous djinn, and various villanous bandits have their own ideas. When Flower-in-the-Night is carried off, Abdullah is determined to rescue her – if he can find her.
©1990 Diana Wynne Jones (P)2021 HarperCollins Publishers LimitedCritic Reviews
“This is the Arabian Nights with a twist. Readers won’t put down the book until they figure out all its secrets.”
SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL (starred review)
"A bewitching romp, gratifying to mind, imagination, and funnybone."
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- Keith Bielamowicz
- 26-08-2024
A sequel excels
The story of a boy who has a dream and the magical world unfolds with endearing twists and proves a so called children's story reaches beyond and back.
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- Janine
- 13-08-2024
It was great i loved it the story was great it had lots of interesting characters and it was overall awesome
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Anonymous User
- 08-06-2023
Not as amazing as the first book but entertaining
I was slightly disappointed at the story waiting to unravel properly till the very last chapter...it was a bit dull until then, but the main characters were delightfully funny and made up for the basically non existent crescendo. Narration was superb. Enough for me to listen to book 3!
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Fae le Friz
- 28-01-2025
Whimsical Aladdin meets The Princess Bride
This has all of the whimsy and magic of the first book whilst still being uniquely itself. Aladdin meets The Princess Bride, this was a beautifully cozy, whimsical, and charming Fantasy.
It does bear remembering that the book was first published in 1990, so there were some views that were less than stellar regarding fat or Middle Eastern persons which I wasn't a fan of. I think that they were products of their time and came from a place of ignorance rather than maliciousness, but headsup all the same.
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