Drowned Ammet

Drowned Ammet
Diana Wynne Jones

The second book in the epic fantasy-adventure series from ‘the Godmother of Fantasy’, Diana Wynne Jones. Now back in print!For centuries, Dalemark has been a land divided by the warring earldoms of the North and South. Now, with the help of the Undying, the mysterious gods of Dalemark, four extraordinary young people must join forces to reunify their beloved land.After his father mysteriously goes missing Mitt joins a group of freedom fighters plotting to overthrow the tyrannical ruler of Holand. But when his assassination attempt against the earl backfires, Mitt stows away on board a ship heading out to sea. As the boat is battered by storms Mitt finds himself alone among his enemies – except for the figure of Drowned Ammet…

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First published in Great Britain by Macmillan London Ltd in 1977

This edition published by HarperCollins Children’s Books in 2016

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Map illustration © Sally Taylor 2016

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Source ISBN: 9780008170653

Ebook Edition © 2016 ISBN: 9780008170660

Version: 2016-10-21

Map of North and South Dalemark (#ulink_6aea23d6-42bb-57e6-a8a2-4b0dea13abb7)

For my mother

Contents

Cover (#ue7592959-ec46-5395-90e9-2b0023d1d9e1)

Title Page (#ub2df1de2-2cb5-5c5e-8381-ea0156f451d7)

Copyright (#ud2a091ee-e4aa-5dc1-8150-1ac6470efdfd)

Map of North and South Dalemark (#uae132df3-a0c7-57ec-a19a-528338d3480a)

Dedication (#u9f0744bc-a017-525d-8931-7130fc8723d5)

PART ONE: Free Holanders (#u9a1ca5ae-a938-55c6-a455-42ad0904df05)

Chapter One (#u13a3f569-0017-5c3d-8116-0fb42a1cdfce)

Chapter Two (#u409ae14e-c6d3-5063-a800-ae7e506b8ebd)

Chapter Three (#u47959e17-da4b-552c-87cc-42346d22faf4)

Chapter Four (#u07f28561-0942-595a-8ecd-b038e61b6580)

Chapter Five (#u093b515b-05ac-50d5-a129-33671b3d3b5a)

PART TWO: The Sea Festival (#u0ac52a32-73a7-5aea-aa22-6f9b50970ca5)

Chapter Six (#u5d4accf1-3083-50d1-9586-5eca4aac64aa)

Chapter Seven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eight (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Nine (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Ten (#litres_trial_promo)

PART THREE: Wind’s Road (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eleven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twelve (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Thirteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fourteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fifteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Sixteen (#litres_trial_promo)

PART FOUR: The Holy Islands (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Seventeen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eighteen (#litres_trial_promo)