![]() The carpet does so, taking them far into the sky, to the castle in the air, which is merely Wizard Howl's castle, having been greatly enlarged. However, when they go to collect the baby, he is no longer in the inn, where he was left with the soldier.Ībdullah and Sophie then order the carpet to take them to Morgan. As the spell is lifted from the woman, who turns out to be Sophie Pendragon, her baby, Morgan is returned to his normal self as well. The two proceed on the carpet to Kingsbury, which is where they find Wizard Suliman, who, upon realizing that Midnight is actually a person in cat form, returns her to being a human. It is revealed that the Djinn, Hasruel, is being forced to kidnap princesses from all over the world by his brother, Dalzel. While traveling to Kingsbury in search of a wizard, the two stumble upon a cat and her kitten, whom the soldier names Midnight and Whippersnapper, respectively.Īs they travel, Abdullah wishes for the return of his flying carpet, who brings with it the very Djinn that kidnapped Princess Flower-in-the-Night. After a wish, Abdullah is transported to Ingary and ends up traveling with a bitter Strangian soldier whose country was recently taken in a war with Ingary. In the night, Abdullah steals the genie and flees. 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. All in all, I highly recommend this novel if you're looking for a light, magical read.Castle in the Air is a young adult fantasy novel written by Diana Wynne Jones and first published in 1990. I've also seen the Studio Ghibli film version of the story, and I think that both the film and book versions were equally as charming. ![]() I enjoyed how eccentric Howl was, and it was very entertaining to read through his and Sophie's bickering. I enjoyed the peaceful atmosphere of the fairytale-like novel, and each of the characters all held a special place in my heart. Howl's Moving Castle is truly a very lovely story, and as I read the story, I found that it was very easy and light to read. Sophie quickly decides to appoint herself as Howl's castle cleaner, and we follow Sophie and Howl through their escapades, rooting for Sophie's curse to be broken. Howl, rumored to be an evil wizard who eats the hearts of young women turns out not to be so harmless after all. Sophie, seeking out an end to her curse, finds her way into Howl's mechanical moving castle, and in it, she meets Calcifer, a snarky fire demon, Michael, Howl's kind apprentice, and of course, Howl. However, she gets cursed one day by the Witch of the Waste and is turned into an old woman. Sophie Hatter is a pretty average girl whose been left to maintain her family's hat shop. Howl's Moving Castle is a fantasy novel about the infamous wizard Howl, and a cursed hatmaker named Sophie.
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