Fortunately, Abdullah is saved by his magic carpet and escapes from Zanzib.Ībdullah ends up in the desert and stumbles upon a group of bandits, who have in their possession a particularly cranky genie who grants only one wish a day. Enraged that his daughter is missing, the Sultan blames Abdullah and throws him in jail, threatening to impale him on a 40-foot stake if his daughter is not found. Soon after, the Sultan of Zanzib captures Abdullah who then discovers that Princess Flower is actually the Sultan's daughter. He does so, and Abdullah and Flower-in-the-Night decide to get married.Ībdullah returns the next night, but he arrives just as Flower-in-the-Night is snatched away by a huge flying djinn. Flower-in-the-Night, who has never seen a man other than her father, first believes that Abdullah is a woman, so Abdullah agrees to return the next night with portraits of many men so that she can make a proper comparison. He tells the woman, Flower-in-the-Night, that he is the stolen prince of his daydreams, believing that he is in fact dreaming. During the night, Abdullah goes to sleep on the carpet but wakes up to find himself in a beautiful garden with a young woman. One day a strange traveler comes to his stand to sell a magic carpet. Plot summary Ĭastle in the Air follows the adventures of Abdullah, a handsome young carpet salesman from Zanzib, who daydreams constantly about being a stolen prince. The book features many of the characters from Howl's Moving Castle as supporting characters, often under some sort of disguise.

The plot is based on stories from the Arabian Nights. The novel is a sequel to Howl's Moving Castle and is set in the same fantasy world, though it follows the adventures of Abdullah rather than Sophie Hatter. The Witch has placed a spell on Howl.Castle in the Air is a young adult fantasy novel written by Diana Wynne Jones and first published in 1990. Destinies are intertwined, identities exchanged, lovers confused. Along the way, she discovers that there’s far more to Howl–and herself–than first meets the eye.In this giant jigsaw puzzle of a fantasy, people and things are never quite what they seem. To untangle the enchantment, Sophie must handle the heartless Howl, strike a bargain with a fire demon, and meet the Witch of the Waste head-on. Her only chance at breaking it lies in the ever-moving castle in the hills: the Wizard Howl’s castle. But when she unwittingly attracts the ire of the Witch of the Waste, Sophie finds herself under a horrid spell that transforms her into an old lady.

Sophie has the great misfortune of being the eldest of three daughters, destined to fail miserably should she ever leave home to seek her fate. Diana Wynne Jones’s entrancing, classic fantasy novel is filled with surprises at every turn.

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