The Magician of Capernaum

Author: Diana Wynne Jones (United Kingdom)
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Publication Date: 2005-12-01
Features: When Crestomanci arrives in Kandrakar, the great city is facing an unprecedented crisis: the ancient city's guardian spell is gradually losing its effectiveness, natural disasters and human misfortunes are frequent, the city is becoming increasingly desolate, and many powerful enemies such as Venice, Siena, and Pisa are coming to attack. At this time, the two prestigious magic families of Montagna and Paroachi are at odds. Crestomanci reminds them that there is a spy in the city, who may be related to the White Mage who was exiled years ago. Only if the two families unite and find the lyrics of the long-lost "Song of the Kandrakar Angels" can they hope to defeat their enemies. The two families do not believe this warning at all, instead stubbornly believing that the other is the evil spy. At this moment, the youngest son of the Montagna family and the youngest daughter of the Paroachi family suddenly disappear under mysterious circumstances, and all clues point to the other family. Enraged, the two families conduct terrible wizardly duels in the city and even destroy the city defense spell they painstakingly created. Under these circumstances, can they find the true enemy and let the forgotten angel song sing again?