In a sequel to the ebulliently inventive Howl's Moving Castle
(1986), a wicked djinn (with the aid of his more benevolent
brother, whom he's managed to enthrall) has captured more than a
hundred princesses in the hope of wedding them all. Young Abdullah,
a rug merchant enamored of one of them, discovers that his dreams
and nightmares are being precipitately realized as he endeavors to
rescue her. A strange merchant sold him the carpet, threadbare but
magical, that first wafted him to "Flower-in-the-Night"; he is soon
also equipped with a comically cranky genie that does its best to
subvert Abdullah's attempts to get out of his increasingly
elaborate predicaments with the use of his daily wish. The quest
takes him from the deserts near his native "Zanzib" to Britain-like
Ingary (see Howl) and thence to the sky-high Castle, now
considerably inflated by the djinns who are keeping the princesses
there. True to form, Jones provides delicious personalities even
for the carpet (it's lazy but susceptible to flattery), and slips
in some double identities that should surprise even fans familiar
with her bottomless bag of tricks. This hasn't quite the
intellectual pyrotechnics of The Lives of Christopher Chant (1988),
or as many wheels within thematic wheels; it will stand alone, but
is even more fun if the familiar characters (who do finally turn
up) are already known. A bewitching romp, gratifying to mind,
imagination, and funny bone. (Kirkus Reviews)
''I never said my wishes were supposed to do anyone any good' said the genie. 'In fact I swore that they would always do as much harm as possible.''
Far to the south in the Land of Ingary, lives Abdullah. By day he is a humble carpet merchant, but in his dreams he is a prince.
Abdullah's dreams suddenly start to come true when he meets the lovely Flower-in-the-Night. When a hideous djinn carries her off into the sky, Abdullah is determined to rescue her, if he can find her, and if he can avoid all the ferocious villains who seem to be after him. But how can he possibly succeed, with only a bad-tempered genie and an unreliable magic carpet to help him?
This is the sequel to 'Howl's Moving castle'
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