The novel tells the story of Christopher Chant's childhood in a magic filled Victorian style era. World 12A is the primary specific setting of this volume, and of the series, where Chrestomanci resides in England. Some people can move between worlds and twelve series of similar worlds have been labelled by the English people of the stories. Worlds have branched from common ancestors at important events in history, such as English and French victories in the Battle of Agincourt. "The Worlds of Chrestomanci" brand of some late twentieth century editions alludes to their setting, a multiverse often called the Related Worlds, which young Christopher calls "Anywheres" in this volume. The Lives is set in a world quite different from ours, during the adolescence of Christopher Chant who is Chrestomanci in five of the books. The Chrestomanci, an office that requires a powerful enchanter, supervises the use of magic. The "Chrestomanci" books are collectively named after a powerful enchanter and British government official known as the Chrestomanci, in a world parallel to ours. When the first four books were reissued in the UK to accompany the fifth as a matching set in 2000, The Lives of Christopher Chant was subtitled The Childhood of Chrestomanci, and cover illustrations by Paul Slater branded them all The Worlds of Chrestomanci. It was the fourth published of the seven Chrestomanci books (1977 to 2006). The Lives of Christopher Chant is a children's fantasy novel by British author Diana Wynne Jones published by Methuen Children's Books in 1988.
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