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De magiske kapper (Dalmark-kvartetten #3) - Diana Wynne Jones Review in English below.På trods af at De magiske kapper er tredje bog i en serie, kan man sagtens læse den uden at have kendskab til serien. Det gjorde jeg, og det første lange stykke tid, troede jeg næsten der var sket en fejl i navngivningen, fordi handlingen på ingen måde afslørede at der skulle have været to bøger før den.Det viste sig dog at have sin gode forklaring. Kronologisk er De magiske kapper den tredje bog i Dalmark-kvartetten, men handlingsmæssigt beskriver den begivenheder der foregik i det forhistoriske Dalmark, og som ikke som sådan har noget at gøre med de to første bøger, men som er afgørende baggrundsviden for den fjerde.Tanaqui har lært af sin mor og søster hvordan man væver historier ind i tæppekapper, og hun er en af de få som forstår at gøre det rigtig godt. Denne historie fortælles på to kapper, som hun væver efter at hun og hendes søskende blev jaget på flugt af folkene i deres landsby efter sygdom og krig gjorde dem forældreløse.Under deres rejse på den rædselsvækkende forheksede Flod finder de både nye fjender og nye venner... og ikke altid dér hvor de lige ville have forventet det. De bliver også tvunget til at lære mere om dem selv og deres familie – både på godt og ondt. Men det er alt sammen nødvendigt for at løse Floden, og klare sig i opgøret med den udødelige Kankredin – troldmanden over alle troldmænd, der ikke holder sig for god til at stjæle sjæle, selv mens kroppen stadig er i live.De magiske kapper er en klassisk fantasy beretning om en flok unge der af omstændighederne tvinges ud på en rejse, der i sidste ende vil vise dem, at de ikke er børn længere.Bogen slutter meget brat, hvilket er lidt svært at forholde sig til, til at begynde med. Men efter historien har fået tid til at synke lidt ind, er det tydeligt at den ikke kunne have sluttet på nogen anden måde... men at forklare hvorfor ville være synd og skam – det skal opleves!Despite the fact that Spellcoats is the third book in a series, one can easily read it without knowing about the rest of the series. I did, and for the first several chapters I almost thought a mistake had been made in the naming of the book, because the plot itself in no way gave away that there should have been two previous books in the series.Turns out there was a good explanation for this. Chronologically this book is the third in the Dalmark quartet, but plot-wise it describes situations that take place in the pre-historic Dalmark, which don't as such have anything to do with the two first books, but which is necessary background knowledge for the fourth.Tanaqui was taught by her mother and sister how to weave stories into coats, and she is one of the few who understands how to do it well. Spellcoats is told on two coats, which she weaves after she and her siblings were chased away by the people in their village after illness and war made them orphans.On their dangerous journey on the betwiched River they find both new friends and new enemies.. and not always where they'd most expected to. They are also forced to learn more about themselves and their families - both on good and evil. This is all necessary in order to release the River, and have a chance in the final battle against the immortal Kankredin - a powerful wizard who doesn't blanche at stealing souls even while the body is still alive.Spellcoats is a classic fantasy tale about a group of children who are forced on a quest by their circumstances - a quest that eventually will show them the way to maturity.The book ends very abruptly, which seems a bit disconcerting to begin with, but after given the story time to sink in somewhat, it becomes apparent that it really couldn't have ended in any other way... but explaining why would be a shame - you should be allowed to discover it for yourself!