The release date for the English version of 'House of Many Ways' by
Diana Wynne Jones is Jun 2008. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
Charmain Baker is attempting too much. Taking care of Great-Uncle William's little home during his illness ought to have been simple. However, Great-Uncle William is more well recognized as the Royal Wizard Norland, and time and space are bent at his home. There are several locations accessible via its solitary entrance, including the past, the Royal Mansion, the bedrooms, the kitchen, and the caverns under the mountains.
Opening the door has made Charmain the caretaker of the home as well as a magical stray dog, a young apprentice wizard in confusion, and a box containing the king's most valuable papers. She's upset a tribe of little blue animals, come across a fearsome beast known as a lubbock, and ended herself right in the center of a desperate quest. The king and his daughter are so determined to locate the elusive, legendary Elfgift that they have enlisted the aid of a formidable witch by the name of Sophie. And where Sophie is, can the Wizard Howl and fire demon Calcifer be far behind?
With that mystical family involved, upheaval and surprising disclosures are inevitable. What Howl and Sophie find will astonish Charmain more than anybody else.