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Castle in

the Air

Diana Wynne Jones

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iii Copyright й1990 by Diana Wynne Jones

First published in Great Britain in 1990 by Methuen Children's

Books.

First published in the United States in 1991 by Greenwillow Books.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized
in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including
photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval
system, without permission in writing from the Publisher, Greenwillow
Books, a division of William Morrow & Company, Inc., 105 Madison Avenue,
New York, NY 10016.

Printed in the United States of America

First American Edition 10 987654321

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Jones, Diana Wynne.

Castle in the air / by Diana Wynne Jones, p. cm.

Summary: Having long indulged himself in daydreams more exciting than
his mundane life as a carpet merchant, Abdullah unexpectedly purchases a
magic carpet and his life changes dramatically as his daydreams come
true and dangerous adventures become daily fare.

ISBN 0-688-09686-7

[1. Fantasy.] I. Title. PZ7.J684Cau 1991 [Fie]-dc20 90-30266 CIP AC

iv Contents

1: In which Abdullah buys a carpet 1

2: In which Abdullah is mistaken for a young lady 11