The Homeward Bounders - Hardcover

Jones, Diana Wynne

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ISBN 10: 0060298863 ISBN 13: 9780060298869

Publisher: Greenwillow, 2002

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When They threw Jamie out to the Boundaries, he was at first too shocked and amazed to make much sense of it. He'd been told he could go Home if he found himself in the right world, but life seemed to be a succession of strange countries -some pleasant, most dangerous-where survival was all that mattered.

Little by little, though, Jamie realized that there was a curious logic in things -- he wasn't the only Homeward Bounder, for one thing, though some, like Ahasuerus and the Flying Dutchman, had been trying to get Home for a very long time.

But Jamie decided to try and do more than that. Together with some other Homeward Bounders -- Helen, who could do extraordinary things with her withered arm, Joris the demon hunter (and Konstam, his master) -- and other friends, he plotted to oppose Them directly, in the fortress that seemed to be Their chief stronghold.

This is a remarkable, powerful story, full of unexpected events and ideas, which will absorb and fascinate all those who read it.

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Praise for Diana Wynne Jones

’[Wynne Jones] has a unique record of producing books you can't forget... Every book is different. And every book is likely to be in someone's top seven... I feel we need to acknowledge how lucky those of us are who grew up on her books, and to ensure subsequent generations enjoy the same intense and subtle pleasure.’ The Guardian

“...Her hallmarks include laugh-aloud humour, plenty of magic and imaginative array of alternate worlds. Yet, at the same time, a great seriousness is present in all of her novels, a sense of urgency that links Jones’s most outrageous plots to her readers’ hopes and fears...” Publishers Weekly

“Truly magical – guaranteed to leave you gasping – even hotter than Potter” The Bookseller

“Diana Wynne Jones could teach Stephen King and JK Rowling a thing or two ...” SFX

About the Author:

Diana Wynne Jones spent her childhood in Essex and has been writing fantasy novels for children since 1973. With her unique combination of magic, humour and imagination, she has been enthralling children and adults with her work ever since. She won the Guardian Award in 1977 with Charmed Life, was runner-up for the Children’s Book Award in 1981, and was twice runner-up for the Carnegie Medal. She is married with three sons, and lives in Bristol with her husband.

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