The Islands of Chaldea - Diana Wynne Jones Audiobook

Written by Diana Wynne Jones
Read by Ursula Jones
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Series: Fantastic Journeys, book 1
Publisher: W F Howes
Release date: November 9, 2017
Duration: 07:21:01

Of the four Islands of Chaldea, the largest island has been cut off from the others for decades—and is slowly draining the magic from them. But Aileen’s Aunt is involved in a prophecy, one which will bring down the magical barrier between the islands and unite them all again. And she’s insisting on dragging Aileen along too! But with magic on their side, nothing can go wrong. Right?

Set in a luminous and beguiling magical land, this standalone novel was begun by acclaimed fantasist Wynne Jones before her death in 2011 and has been seamlessly completed by her sister Ursula, an actress and writer.

Just a day after Aileen seems to fail her initiation into her family’s magical tradition, she and her Aunt Beck—a fully-fledged Wise Woman—are sent on a quest to breach the mysterious barrier that separates the islands of Skarr, Bernica, and Gallis from the enemy land of Logra. Accompanying Aileen and Beck are Ivar—the haughty prince whom Aileen plans to marry (“Until then I feel free to admire him greatly in secret”)—and Ogo, an awkward Logran boy. More companions join the travelers, including a sometimes-invisible giant cat that Aileen nicknames Plug-Ugly. As Aileen grows into her own powers, she reunites with long-lost family and reassesses her romantic plans. Though the plot twists are slightly less fiendish than in previous works, Wynne Jones’s humor, compassion, and invention continue to delight throughout this exhilarating tale. A story to cherish.