Dapper, debonair, and wise, the great enchanter Chrestomanci has nine lives and a strong personality as well as strong magic. That personality reverberates in each of these four dazzling stories.

• A warlock tries to escape Chrestomanci's justice by fleeing to another world-with hilarious results.
• Cat Chant and Tonino Montana reluctantly join forces when Chrestomanci sends them on a visit that turns suddenly dangerous.
• The youngest best-selling dreamer needs Chrestomanci's help when she finds she can't dream anymore.
• And as the gods of an ever-so-orderly world try to destroy the young Sage of Dissolution, Chrestomanci lends a hand.