A hilarious fantasy sequel to The Dark Lord of Derkholm, set at the Wizard University, and centred around six fantastical students. From the -Godmother of Fantasy-, Diana Wynne Jones.The Year of the Griffin is the sequel to the Dark Lord of Derkholm, set in the same world several years after the abolition of commercial -fantasy world- tourism from our world.Running a University for Wizards was never going to be easy. And with no money, no staff and no idea what he-s doing, Wizard Corkoran is struggling. Especially when his students, handpicked from the wealthiest families around, turn out to be rather different than expected.The daughter of the world-s Ruling Wizard is an enormous Griffin; King Luther-s son is penniless. The emperor-s sister is a jinxed exile, and the dwarf is a runaway slave.And that-s all before the assassins start arriving-
