work together to overcome their problems (see Power of Three, Cart and Cwidder, Black Maria, Dark Lord of Derkholm, The Time of the Ghost and The Ogre Downstairs). Reception Greg Costikyan reviewed The Spell-Coats in Ares Magazine #8 and commented that "As a whole, The Spell-Coats is sufficiently good to warrant place on my Hugo Nomination ballot, and should help establish Jones' credentials as an excellent writer." Reviews Review by Chris Gilmore (1993) in Interzone, #78 December 1993 Notes External links The Spellcoats on Google Books (limited preview) 1979 British novels 1979 children's books 1979 fantasy novels Novels by Diana Wynne Jones British fantasy novels Children's fantasy novels British children's novels Macmillan Publishers books