Abdullah was a young and not very prosperous carpet dealer. His father, who had been disappointed in him, had left him only enough money to open a modest booth in the Bazaar. When he was not selling carpets, Abdullah spent his time daydreaming. In his dreams he was not the son of his father, but the long-lost son of a prince. There was also a princess who had been betrothed to him at birth. He was content with his life and his daydreams until, one day, a stranger sold him a magic carpet.
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Abdullah was a young and not very prosperous carpet dealer. His father, who had been disappointed in him, had left him only enough money to open a modest booth in the Bazaar. When he was not selling carpets, Abdullah spent his time daydreaming. In his dreams he was not the son of his father, but the long-lost son of a prince. There was also a princess who had been betrothed to him at birth. He was content with his life and his daydreams until, one day, a stranger sold him a magic carpet.
In this stunning sequel to Howl's Moving Castle, Diana Wynne Jones has again created a large-scale, fast-paced fantasy in which people and things are never quite what they seem. There are good and bad djinns, a genie in a bottle, wizards, witches, cats and dogs (but are they cats and dogs?), and a mysterious floating castle filled with kidnapped princesses, as well as two puzzling prophecies. The story speeds along with tantalizing twists and turns until the prophecies are fulfilled, true identities are revealed, and all is resolved in a totally satisfying, breathtaking, surprise-filled ending.
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You'd have a hard time being let down by Diana Wynne Jones.
This one is funny because it's in the vein of Arabic Nights storytelling. I thoroughly ... (show more)
You'd have a hard time being let down by Diana Wynne Jones.
This one is funny because it's in the vein of Arabic Nights storytelling. I thoroughly enjoyed it because of it's many fantastic elements and it's morals woven into the story (although it may be in a different color fabric).
It'll only take you a day to read it. (show less)
Funny, entertaining and surprising to see Howl & Co. again, but I have a few feminist reservations about this one: too much baby-having and some mo... (show more)
Funny, entertaining and surprising to see Howl & Co. again, but I have a few feminist reservations about this one: too much baby-having and some mocking of fat girls. (show less)
Not as good as HMC, but it was still a fun, light read. Perhaps it's because of my hatred for the Storyteller's Daughter and my disdain for anything that reminds me of it...but this book just didn't do much for me, and I think it was the setting. I was never even into Aladdin that much...I mean, seriously.
However, the main character made me laugh. I love the little cameos by Sophie, Howl & Calcifer, and the writing style is just so much fun. It had plenty of little twists and turns alon... (show more)
Not as good as HMC, but it was still a fun, light read. Perhaps it's because of my hatred for the Storyteller's Daughter and my disdain for anything that reminds me of it...but this book just didn't do much for me, and I think it was the setting. I was never even into Aladdin that much...I mean, seriously.
However, the main character made me laugh. I love the little cameos by Sophie, Howl & Calcifer, and the writing style is just so much fun. It had plenty of little twists and turns along the way, as well, to keep you on your toes. Like I said, it was a fun read, but it was nothing absolutely fantastic. (show less)
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Abdullah is a humble carpet merchant who dreams of having more. When a stranger ppears in his shop to sell him a flying carpet, Abdullah's world is trown into confusion as he find himself mysteriously transported to the Sultan's night garden, where he falls in love with Flower-in-the-Night, who also happpens to be the Sultan's daughter. When Flower-in-the-Night is kidnapped by a djinn, Abdullah finds himself thrust into a series of harrowing adventures as he tries to win her back.
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Abdullah is a humble carpet merchant who dreams of having more. When a stranger ppears in his shop to sell him a flying carpet, Abdullah's world is trown into confusion as he find himself mysteriously transported to the Sultan's night garden, where he falls in love with Flower-in-the-Night, who also happpens to be the Sultan's daughter. When Flower-in-the-Night is kidnapped by a djinn, Abdullah finds himself thrust into a series of harrowing adventures as he tries to win her back.
Often billed as a sequel to Howl's Moving Castle, this is far more of a companion book to the classic. Howl and Sophie play nothing more than supporting roles. In fact, you really don't recognize them until the third act. Other charaters from Howl's also appear, but again as spear carriers rather than main characters. Still author Wynne-Jones has created a good, quick read that relies heavily on the Arabian Nights. This is worth picking up. (show less)
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