The brand new and final novel from the magical pen of the "godmother of fantasy," Diana Wynne Jones, in collaboration with her sister Ursula Jones, now in paperback edition.
How can you become a Wise Woman when your powers don't manifest? Aileen is convinced she will never be as magical as her aunt Beck.
One day, her aunt takes on an apparently impossible mission. She must go to the island of Logra and save the kidnapped High Prince from the enemy, and Aileen must go with her. They set off together with Ivar, her spoiled cousin, and Ogo, his servant, picking up along the way a huge and withdrawn cat, a monk with an amazingly wise parrot, and a boy-inventor who keeps a pet lizard up his sleeve.
But this is not a group of powerful warriors, and the evil Lograns and their wizards have blocked their path with an invisible barrier in the sea. Aileen doubts that even with all the magic in the Islands of Chaldea, including Aunt Beck, they would be able to cross it.
But Aileen is about to discover that she might be more important to the mission than she realizes. Maybe it's she, above all, who is drawn to Logra, and for a very special purpose…
Pages: 288, Dimensions: 12.9x12.9cm
