Homeward Bounders

Diana Wynne Jones

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Harper Collins
02 January 2001

Fantasy; Fantasy & magical realism (Children's&YA); Science Fantasy; Young Adult Fantasy; Young Adult Fantasy

"""You are now a discard. We have no further use for you in play. You are free to walk the Bounds, but it will be against the rules for you to enter play in any world. If you succeed in returning Home, then you may enter play again in the normal manner.""

When Jamie unwittingly discovers the scary, dark-cloaked Them playing games with human’s lives, he is cast out to the boundaries of the worlds. Only then does he discover that there are a vast number of parallel worlds, all linked by the bounds, and these sinister creatures are using them all as a massive gamesboard.

Clinging to Their promise that if he can get Home he is free, he becomes the unwilling Random Factor in an endless game of chance.

Irresistible Diana Wynne Jones fantasy adventure, featuring an insect-loving shapeshifter, an apprentice demon hunter and a whole host of exotic characters clinging to the hope that one day they will return Home."

By: Diana Wynne Jones
Imprint: Harper Collins
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 260g
ISBN: 9780006755258
ISBN 10: 0006755259
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 02 January 2001
Recommended Age: From 9 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , Young adult , 9-11 years , English as a second language , Preschool (0-5)
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Author Website: http://www.dianawynnejones.com

Diana Wynne Jones spent her childhood in Essex and has been writing fantasy novels for children since 1973. With her unique combination of magic, humour and imagination, she has been enthralling children and adults with her work ever since. She won the Guardian Award in 1977 with Charmed Life, was runner-up for the Children's Book Award in 1981, and was twice runner-up for the Carnegie Medal. She is married with three sons, and lives in Bristol with her husband.

Reviews for Homeward Bounders

"""...Her hallmarks include laugh-aloud humour, plenty of magic and imaginative array of alternate worlds. Yet, at the same time, a great seriousness is present in all of her novels, a sense of urgency that links Jones's most outrageous plots to her readers' hopes and fears..."" Publishers Weekly"