Deep Secret - by Diana Wynne Jones (Paperback)

About the Book

Rupert Venables is a Magid. It's a Magid's job to oversee what goes on in the vast Multiverse. Actually, Rupert is really only a junior Magid. But he's got a king-sized problem. Rupert's territory includes Earth and the Empire of Korfyros. When his mentor dies Rupert must find a replacement. But there are hundreds of candidates. How is he supposed to choose' And interviewing each one could take forever. Unless ... What if he could round them all up in one place?--]cProvided by publisher.

Book Synopsis

All over the multiverse the Magids, powerful magicians, are at work to maintain the balance between positive and negative magic, for the good of all.

Rupert Venables is the junior Magid assigned to Earth and to the troublesome planets of the Koyrfonic Empire. When the Emperor dies without a known heir, Rupert is called into service to help prevent the descent of the Empire into chaos. At the same time, the senior Magid on Earth dies, making Rupert a new senior desperately in need of a junior. Rupert thinks his problems are partially solved when he discovers he can meet all five of the potential Magids on Earth by attending one SF convention in England. However, the convention hotel sits on a node, a nexus of the universes. Rupert soon finds that other forces, some of them completely out of control, are there too....

Diana Wynne Jones' Deep Secret is classic adult fantasy novel by an award-winning author, back in print

Review Quotes

"An orchestrated riot, with tangled plots, bizarre doings, headlong pace, and foaming wit." --Kirkus Reviews

About the Author

DIANA WYNNE JONES was the award-winning author of over forty novels for adults and children, among them Howl's Moving Castle, which was turned into an Academy Award-nominated animated film by director Hayao Miyazaki. She won the Carnegie Commendation, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, and the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement. She died March 26th, 2011.