The Crown of Dalemark. Diana Wynne Jones

      

      

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      First published in Great Britain by Mandarin in 1993

      This edition published by HarperCollins Children’s Books in 2017

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      Source ISBN: 9780008170714

      Ebook Edition © 2016 ISBN: 9780008170721

      Version: 2016-11-25

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      Contents

       Cover

       Title Page

Copyright

       Dedication

Map of North and South Dalemark

PART ONE: Mitt

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

PART TWO: Maewen

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

       Chapter Seven

       PART THREE: Ring and Cup

       Chapter Eight

       Chapter Nine

       Chapter Ten

       Chapter Eleven

       Chapter Twelve

       Chapter Thirteen

       Chapter Fourteen

       PART FOUR: Sword and Crown

       Chapter Fifteen

       Chapter Sixteen

       Chapter Seventeen

       Chapter Eighteen

       Chapter Nineteen

       Chapter Twenty

       Chapter Twenty-One

       PART FIVE: Kankredin

       Chapter Twenty-Two

       Keep Reading …

       About the Author

       Books by Diana Wynne Jones

       About the Publisher

       Map of North and South Dalemark

PART ONE

      

      THE EARL OF HANNART arrived in Aberath two days before Midsummer. He was bringing the Countess of Aberath a portrait of the Adon to put in her collection. As this was a state visit, he brought his son as well and a string of his