Castle in the Air
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In which a humble young carpet merchant wins, then loses, the princess of his dreams
Far to the south of the land of Ingary, in the Sultanates of Rashpuht, there lived in the city of Zanzib a young and not very prosperous carpet dealer named Abdullah who loved to spend his time daydreaming. He was content with his life and his daydreams until, one day, a stranger sold him a magic carpet.
That very night, the carpet flew him to an enchanted garden. There, he met and fell in love with the beauteous princess Flower-in-the-Night, only to have her snatched away, right under his very nose, by a wicked djinn. With only his magic carpet and his wits to help him, Abdullah sets off to rescue his princess....
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3 primary books#2 in Howl's Moving Castle
Howl's Moving Castle is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 1986 with contributions by Diana Wynne Jones.
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A wacky take on the classic Arabian nights genre this is Jones at her best – nothing is as it seems, and in the end there are several morals to be learned. However, the link between Castle in the Air and [b:Howl's Moving Castle 6294 Howl's Moving Castle Diana Wynne Jones http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165560187s/6294.jpg 2001] is tenuous at best, and at worst Castle in the Air is cheapened by the association, as the feel is extremely different and the characters from Howl seem shoehorned in.
é TÃO bom quando retornamos a um universo que lembramos o quão “heart warming” ele era.
Confesso que, no começo, pensei “Howl's é infinitamente melhor”. Me perdia na família de Abdullah, e não entendia os “pra ques” da estória. Então, tivemos o gênio, os reis, o gradual desenvolvimento do instalove e, como meu amor por sequências e crossovers é imenso, HOWL, SOPHIE, LETTIE, SULLIVAN, CALCIFER e meu coração derretido, aparecem novamente.
E nos apaixonamos pelo livro. Ponto.
É o tipo de livro que eu gostaria que lessem para crianças antes de dormir, para que sonhem com reinos nos céus, amores verdadeiros, mulheres fortes como a Sophie, Gênios, feiticeiros como o Howl, demônios de fogo que se transformam em tapetes como o Cálcifer.
Don't understand why the reference to Howl, Sophie, and Calsipher, only appears around the 80% mark?
Fun, lots of action, lots of interesting characters.
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