Conrad's Fate

The Worlds of Chrestomanci

By: Diana Wynne Jones

Narrated by: Gerard Doyle

Someone at Stallery Mansion is changing the world. At first, only small details, but the changes get bigger and bigger. It's up to Conrad, a twelve-year-old with terrible karma who's just joined the mansion's staff, to find out who is behind it.

But he's not the only one snooping around. His fellow servant-in-training, Christopher Chant, is charming, confident, and from another world, with a mission of his own—rescuing his friend, lost in an alternate Stallery Mansion. Can they save the day before Conrad's awful fate catches up with them?

©2005 Diana Wynne Jones (P)2005 Recorded Books, LLC

Magical Adventure!

I love the Chrestomanci series books because they have enough in common to keep the reader grounded, but each adventure is unique. Conrad. like all the main characters is believable and relatable and the story is just so much fun to read. The narration was perfect as it appropriate and not at all distracting. It let the story shine through!

Another wonderful tale from Diane Wynn-Jones

While this is the 5th on the Crestomancy novels it would be second chronologically. much like the Howl's Moving Castle books this story isn't focus on our dear 9 Life Enchanter but the story of Conrad who is convinced he has bad karma and seeks work in a castle that occasionally changes, sometimes mid meals so your omelet would suddenly become bacon and eggs. Find out whether Conrad overcomes his fate and learn what is behind the castle's changes.

A good read

Not her best in the series but definitely worth reading. The series consists of 4 books based in the same univers....sort of. It isn't necessary to read them in order to enjoy them although reading "A Charmed Life" will help you understand this book a bit better. I would recommend this book for both young adults and adults.

One of the better Crestomanci books

The main character, Conrad, was rather likable. I really felt for him several times throughout the narrative. Chris was more likable than some of the other Crestomanci books, perhaps because Conrad had a very realistic view of him.

The narrator is good, if not very memorable.

The ending is a little convoluted. I found myself having to listen to it twice while trying to unravel the complicated exposition that is dumped on the listener near the end. This seems to be an ongoing problem with many of Dianne Wynne Jones' works.

Incredible & obviously where JK got all her ideas

I like to read the Chrestomanci books in order of how things happen in them so this is book 2 for me, right after The Lives of Christopher Chant. That book 1 is amazing and the imagination DWJ was blessed with is off the charts. This is really where Hogwarts began