A Sudden Wild Magic by Diana Wynne Jones [FIRST EDITION / FIRST PRINTING]

A Sudden Wild Magic by Diana Wynne Jones FIRST EDITION / FIRST PRINTING [1992 AVONOVA / WILLIAM MORROW & CO. Hardcover with dust jacket in excellent condition.  Fully refurbished ex-library copy.  Dust jacket is in excellent shape; minor wear.  Book looks and reads as good as new.  Small numeral marking on title page.  Our world has long been protected by "The Ring" - a benevolent secret society of witches and conjurers dedicated to the continuance and well-being of humankind. Now, in the face of impending climatic disaster, the Ring has uncovered a conspiracy potentially more destructive than any it has ever had to contend with. For eons, the mages of a neighboring universe have been looting the Earth of ideas, innovations and technologies - all the while manipulating events and creating devastating catastrophes for their own edification. And unless the brazen piracy is halted, our planet is certainly doomed. Aboard a modified city omnibus, a raiding party of adepts is dispatch