The Spellcoats

The Spellcoats
Diana Wynne Jones

The third book in the epic fantasy-adventure series from ‘the Godmother of Fantasy’, Diana Wynne Jones. Now back in print!‘I had not seen how they hated us till I heard them shout. It was terrible.’Tanaqui and her family have always known they were somehow different from the other villagers. But when the great floods come and they are driven from their home, they begin to realise the part they must play in the destiny of the land.As Tanaqui weaves the story of their frightening journey to the sea and the terrifying, powerful evil of the mage Kankredin, she realises the desperate need to understand the meaning of it all. Can she fit the pieces of the puzzle together in time to halt Kankredin’s destruction?

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First published in Great Britain by Macmillan London Ltd in 1979

This edition published by HarperCollins Children’s Books in 2017

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Source ISBN: 9780008170684

Ebook Edition © 2017 ISBN: 9780008170691

Version: 2016-12-21

For my sister Ursula

Contents

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Title Page (#u4973f67a-1023-5796-b570-97127374f22d)

Copyright (#u99baa5be-92f2-51b0-9b85-24d2c201b134)

Dedication (#u16267350-2756-5bdb-8bd1-99b0fd3be5ac)

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PART ONE: The First Coat (#u1d052a22-dd62-5181-b073-a91d8a510c4f)

Chapter One (#u61788f1d-5cfc-549c-ab05-bd1fbc673404)

Chapter Two (#u98e9e647-7ffe-5d53-b956-d567a34bc718)

Chapter Three (#ua6edc86e-617f-51f4-87b2-6bd211256cfe)

Chapter Four (#u6270ec22-0697-59b1-b86a-c33a6465b262)

Chapter Five (#u71b52554-3b06-5f33-bbe5-897a6b9506e8)

Chapter Six (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Seven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eight (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Nine (#litres_trial_promo)

PART TWO: The Second Coat (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Ten (#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)

Chapter Seventeen (#litres_trial_promo)

Final Note (#litres_trial_promo)

Keep Reading … (#litres_trial_promo)

About the Author (#litres_trial_promo)

Books by Diana Wynne Jones (#litres_trial_promo)

About the Publisher (#litres_trial_promo)

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