Glorious new rejacket of a Diana Wynne Jones favourite, exploring the childhood of Chrestmanci - now a book with extra bits! Discovering that he has nine lives and is destined to be the next 'Chrestomanci' is not part of Christopher's plans for the future: he'd much rather play cricket and wander around his secret dream worlds. But he soon finds that destiny is difficult to avoid, and that having more than the usual number of lives is pretty inconvenient - especially when you lose them as easily as he does! Then an evil smuggler, known only as The Wraith, threatens the ways of the worlds and forces Christopher to take action. Part of Diana Wynne Jones' wider campaign for new publishing throughout 2025. We will roll out a gorgeous digital campaign across HCCB reaching 150k followers, and special DWJ packages will land with influencers, reaching 250k TikTokkers, to continue building on viral moments of Howl's Moving Castle. Competition: Harry Potter, Philip Pullman, Terry Pratchett.