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„Howli liikuv kindlus“ (1986) on briti kirjaniku Diane Wynne Jonesi romaan, millest on tehtud aastal 2004 animefilm. See purustas Jaapanis kassarekordeid, sai Oscari nominatsiooni parima animeeritud filmi kategoorias ja sellel on tuhandeid fänne üle maailma. Romaan ise on võitnud aastal 2006 Phoenixi auhinna. Peategelaseks on kübarategija vanim tütar Sophie, kelle Kõnnumaade Nõid vanaeideks moondab. Ehmunult oma kodust põgenev Sophie jõuab kurikuulsa võluri Howli juurde, kelle liikuvast lossist...
| Автор | Diana Jones |
| Жанр | Внеклассное чтение |
"Kindlus õhus" (1990) on järg romaanile «Howli liikuv kindlus», mille põhjal tehti aastal 2004 tuntud animefilm. Selles kohtume uuesti nii Howli, Sophie, Calciferi, Lettie, prints Justini, printsess Valeria kui võlur Sulimaniga. Äsja on lõppenud sõda, millest Ingary on väljunud võidukana. Kuninglik Võlur Howl hoiatab kuningaperet, et printsess Valeriat ähvardab hädaoht, ning kaob salapärasel viisil koos oma perekonna ja liikuva kindlusega. Samal ajal aga elab kaugel Rashpuhti Sultanaadis...
| Автор | Diana Jones |
| Жанр | Внеклассное чтение |
Diana Wynne Jonesi romaan «Paljude radadega maja» (2008) on järg romaanile «Howli liikuv kindlus», mille põhjal tehti aastal 2004 tuntud animefilm. Selles kohtume uuesti Howli, Sophie ja Calciferiga, kes on High Norlandisse oma sõbrale printsess Hildale appi läinud. High Norland on suures hädas – kuningriigi raha kaob müstilisel viisil, lisaks tundub nii kuningat kui tema tütart ähvardavat hädaoht. Raamatu peategelaseks ja Howli ning Sophie abiliseks on kuninga raamatukoguhoidja Charmain, kes on...
| Автор | Diana Jones |
| Жанр | Внеклассное чтение |
Diana Wynne Jones (1934–2011), „Howli liikuva kindluse“ autor, on kirjutanud rohkem kui nelikümmend fantaasiaromaani, mida iseloomustavad piiramatu fantaasialend, peened süžeed ja pulbitsev huumor, mis on autori fantaasiakirjanduses legendiks muutnud. Romaani „Pimeduse Isand Derkholmist“ tegevus toimub kahes paralleelmaailmas, millest üks on tänapäev ja teine maailm, kus toimib maagia ja võlukunst, elavad võlurid, greifid, deemonid, haldjad, tiivulised hobused ja palju teisigi mütoloogilisi...
| Автор | Diana Jones |
| Жанр | Фанфик, Контркультура |
On the surface, Aunt Maria seems like a cuddly old lady, all chit-chat and lace doilies and unadulterated NICEness!When Mig and her family go for a short visit, they soon learn that Aunt Maria rules the place with a rod of sweetness that’s tougher than iron and deadlier than poison. Life revolves around tea parties, while the men are all grey-suited zombies who fade into the background, and the other children seem like clones.The short visit becomes a long stay, and when all talk of going home...
| Автор | Diana Jones |
| Жанр | Детская проза, Детская фантастика |
A magical Arabian Nights tale from the captivating creator of fantasy, Diana Wynne Jones. The dazzling sequel to Howls Moving Castle, now a major animated film.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....
| Автор | Diana Jones |
| Жанр | Детская проза, Детская фантастика |
A powerful being fights for his life within the body of a humble, earthbound puppy.Sirius, immortal Lord of the Dog Star and infamous for his quick temper, cannot believe it when he is falsely accused of murder and banished to Earth. There he is reborn into the body of a puppy and learns that he has the life-span of that creature to recover the missing murder weapon. If he fails, he will die.He is adopted by Kathleen, who has no idea that her beloved Leo’ is anything more than an abandonded...
| Автор | Diana Jones |
| Жанр | Детская проза, Детская фантастика |
There seemed nothing odd about Luke to begin with – except perhaps the snakes. If they were snakes, that is… David wasn’t sure."Just kindle a flame and I’ll be with you," says Luke. David thinks he’s joking, but certainly, whenever he strikes a match, Luke appears immediately.But David’s new friend seems to have some extraordinary friends and relations, and some very dark secrets. And when David enters into a bargain with the mysterious one-eyed Mr Wedding, life gets very hot indeed!
| Автор | Diana Jones |
| Жанр | Детская проза, Детская фантастика |
A brilliant, intricate and magical novel from the Godmother of British fantasy.When Andrew Hope's magician grandfather dies, he leaves his house and field-of-care to his grandson who spent much of his childhood at the house. Andrew has forgotten much of this, but he remembers the very strong-minded staff and the fact that his grandfather used to put the inedibly large vegetables on the roof of the shed, where they'd have vanished in the morning. He also remembers the very colourful stained glass...
| Автор | Diana Jones |
| Жанр | Детская проза, Детская фантастика |
Fact: A Goon is a being who melts into the foreground and sticks there…When the Goon turns up demanding «Archer’s two thousand», life turns upside-down. As Howard desperately tries to get to the bottom of this peculiar demand, he discovers that the town is run by seven crazy wizards (not all of whom live in the present!) and someone is trying to take over the world!Exciting, bizarre and truly hilarious!
| Автор | Diana Jones |
| Жанр | Детская проза, Детская фантастика |
A fantasy adventure about saving the universe one world at a time from Diana Wynne Jones. The companion novel to the bestselling The Merlin Conspiracy.Magids look after all worlds, steer them towards magic, and keep history happening. But Rupert Venables’ mentor has just died, and as the junior magid on earth he has to find a replacement while also trying to find the lost heir of a collapsing empire, worlds away. Rupert interweaves the fate lines to get all the candidates together at a sci-fi...
| Автор | Diana Jones |
| Жанр | Детская проза, Детская фантастика |
Everyone knows that orphanages are horrible places. But Earwig has a surprising amount of power over everyone else at St Morwald’s Home for Children, and loves it there. So the last thing she wants is to be sent to live with the very strange Bella Yaga…Earwig was left at St Morwald's as a baby. Unlike the other children, she loves it there, mostly because she has the run of the place and seems to be able to persuade people to do as she wants. Then one day Earwig is chosen to live with a very...
| Автор | Diana Jones |
| Жанр | Детские приключения, Детская проза, Детская фантастика, Полезные книги для детей |
When Vivian is evacuated from London in 1939, she expects to be staying in the countryside. Instead, she is whisked away to Time City – a place that exists outside time and space.It is a strange and remarkable place, where technology rules – yet important events of both past and future are marked by the appearance of mysterious Time Ghosts.Here, a Time Patrol works to preserve historical events – but unknown rogue time-travellers are plotting to take control and are stealing the wards that...
| Автор | Diana Jones |
| Жанр | Детская проза, Детская фантастика |
A hilarious fantasy sequel to The Dark Lord of Derkholm, set at the University after the ‘fantasy world’ tours have stopped, and centred around 6 students (one a Griffin) and the bumbling new University Head Wizard. From the ‘Godmother of Fantasy’, Diana Wynne Jones.The Year of the Griffin is the sequel to the Dark Lord of Derkholm, set in the same world several years after the abolition of commercial ‘fantasy world’ tourism from our world.The University now aims to produce competent wizards to...
| Автор | Diana Jones |
Two quirky and hilarious stories from the bestselling Diana Wynne Jones. Two groups of children learn that while you can choose your friends, dealing with your family can make you wish you could choose a different one…THE FOUR GRANNIES. Two children are left alone for a couple of days, while their parents go away on a business trip. They have four very different grandmas – a mean one, a snobby one, an anxious one, and a delicate one. Erg (the boy) tries to make all the grannies leave him alone,...
| Автор | Diana Jones |
| Жанр | Детская проза, Детская фантастика |
“All I did was ask you for a role-playing game. You never warned me I’d be pitched into it for real! And I asked you for hobbits on a Grail quest, and not one hobbit have I seen!”Hexwood Farm is a bit like human memory; it doesn’t reveal its secrets in chronological order. Consequently, whenever Ann enters Hexwood, she cannot guarantee on always ending up in the same place or even the same time.Hexwood Farm is full of machines that should not be tampered with – and when one is, the aftershock is...
| Автор | Diana Jones |
| Жанр | Детская проза, Детская фантастика |
How do you get rid of unwelcome visitors? Three stories which show that magic might be the answer, but you should always be careful about what you wish for!The Four GranniesWhen Erg and Emily’s parents go away, they arrange for Granny to come and look after them. Unfortunately, they forget to say which granny, and all four turn up. Individually they’re manageable, but when ‘Strict’, ‘Worrier’, ‘Stingy’ and ‘Saint’ get together it’s a different matter – and when Erg tries to magic them away, the...
| Автор | Diana Jones |
| Жанр | Детская проза, Детская фантастика |
Can a ghost from the future save a life in the past? A chilling tale of dark forces and revenge…The ghost turns up one summer day, alone in a world she once knew, among people who were once her family. She knows she is one of four sisters, but which one? She can be sure of only one thing – that there's been an accident.As she struggles to find her identity, she becomes aware of a malevolent force stirring around her. Something terrible is about to happen. One of the sisters will die – unless the...
| Автор | Diana Jones |
| Жанр | Детская проза, Детская фантастика |