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Moril and his brother and sister enjoy their lives as travelling musicians journeying through Dalemark on their father's cart. But when a mysterious passenger joins them, their carefree world quickly falls apart. Who is he? Is there any connection between him and the sudden violence that overtakes them? And why is Moril bequeathed an ancient lute-like cwidder?

As he tries to discover the mysterious powers of the instrument, somehow Moril's family and the stranger are becoming bound together in terror, flight, and music.

Drowned Ammet : Dalemark volume 2

Diana Wynne Jones
Oxford University Press, 2001 (first published in 1977)
Paperback. 277pp £4.99
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The people of Holand are bitterly crushed by their tyrannical ruler, whose armies of spies, secret police and cruel rent collectors terrorize the countryside. When the Freedom Fighters plot to kill him, Mitt is keen to play the star part. It's the chance he's been waiting for - the chance to get his revenge on the people who killed his father.

But when the plot goes terribly wrong, Mitt is alone and on the run in a dangerous place - and the only place to hide is in the midst of his enemies.

The Spellcoats : Dalemark volume 3

Diana Wynne Jones
Oxford University Press, 2001 (first published in 1979)
Paperback. 241pp £4.99
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The Spellcoats

When her father is killed whilst at war, Tanaqui and her brother are left to fend for themselves. But the people in their village become suspicious of their Heathen looks and godless ways and they are soon forced to leave, and begin a terrifying journey to the sea.

Along the way they brave the elements and evil forces. Tanaqui comes to realize the important part she has to play against the wicked Kankredin, who is bent on destruction and lies in wait for them at their journey's end.

The Crown of Dalemark : Dalemark volume 4

Diana Wynne Jones
Oxford University Press, 2001 (first published in 1993)
Paperback. 346pp £4.99
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The Crown of Denmark Mitt has fled from the South, but finds that North Dalemark is just as full of spies and tyrants, and it is not long before he himself is blackmailed into carrying out a murder - Noreth, a young girl who has proclaimed herself the heir to the crown of Dalemark. If he doesn't murder her, he risks the lives of his friends.

So once more, Mitt is forced to flee and collect the ring, the sword and the cup, that can once again unite Dalemark. But the evil forces of Kankredin are gathering, determined not to let him succeed….

Nothing ever happens in the Winter holidays - except polar expeditions, mountain rescues, blizzards and ice sailing. Dick and Dorothea are newcomers to the lake, and they have to prove their worth to the team as the Swallows and Amazons sweep them into a wild adventure.

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