A review by alex_watkins
Castle in the Air by Diana Wynne Jones

4.0

This was a great semi-sequel. It follows a new protagonist, Abdullah, and his adventures in the same fantastical world but with more genies and carpets and djinns. Abdullah is a super polite carpet salesman who is also a dreamer. All our old friends from Howl's moving castle reappear on just what page would be a spoiler. This is a very quick read, but also fun and interesting, with plenty middle eastern flavor. It's sorta like Howl's moving castle stuffed in a pita. I am on to the next book, which is supposed to be more of a direct sequel, we shall see.