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Diana Wynne Jones


UK flag (1934 - 2011)

Diana Wynne Jones was a British writer, principally of fantasy novels for children and adults, as well as a small amount of non-fiction. Some of her better-known works include the Chrestomanci series and the novels Howl's Moving Castle and Dark Lord of Derkholm.
 

Genres: Young Adult Fantasy, Children's Fiction
 
Series
Dalemark
   1. Cart and Cwidder (1975)
   2. Drowned Ammet (1977)
   3. The Spellcoats (1979)
   4. The Crown of Dalemark (1993)
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Chrestomanci
   1. Charmed Life (1977)
   2. The Magicians of Caprona (1980)
   3. Witch Week (1982)
   4. The Lives of Christopher Chant (1988)
   5. Conrad's Fate (2005)
   6. The Pinhoe Egg (2006)
   7. Mixed Magics (2000)
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Magids
   1. Deep Secret (1997)
   2. The Merlin Conspiracy (2003)
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Derkholm
   1. Dark Lord of Derkholm (1998)
   2. Year of the Griffin (2000)
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Novels
   Changeover (1970)
   Wilkins' Tooth (1973)
     aka Witch's Business
   The Ogre Downstairs (1974)
   Dogsbody (1975)
   The Eight Days of Luke (1975)
   Four Grannies (1980)
   The Time of the Ghost (1981)
   The Homeward Bounders (1981)
   Archer's Goon (1984)
   Fire and Hemlock (1984)
   A Tale of Time City (1987)
   Chair Person (1989)
   Wild Robert (1989)
   Black Maria (1991)
     aka Aunt Maria
   A Sudden Wild Magic (1992)
   Hexwood (1993)
   Everard's Ride (1995)
   Puss in Boots (1999)
   Stealer of Souls (2002)
   Enna Hittims (2006)
   The Game (2007)
   Enchanted Glass (2009)
   Earwig And The Witch (2011)
   The Islands of Chaldea (2014) (with Ursula Jones)
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Collections
   Warlock at the Wheel (1981)
   Stopping for a Spell (1993)
   Minor Arcana (1996)
   Believing Is Seeing (1999)
   Unexpected Magic (2004)
   Vile Visitors (2012)
   3-book Fantasy Collection (2017) (with Norton Juster and T H White)
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Anthologies edited
   Hidden Turnings (1989)
   Fantasy Stories (1994)
   Spellbound (2007)
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Picture Books
   Who Got Rid of Angus Flint? (1978)
   Yes, Dear (1992)
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Non fiction
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Omnibus editions
   Freaky Families (2013)
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Series contributed to
MagicQuest
   9. Power of Three (1976)
   12. The Magicians of Caprona (1980)
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Anthologies containing stories by Diana Wynne Jones
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Short stories
Who Got Rid of Angus Flint? [short story] (1978)
The Four Grannies (1980)
Dragon Reserve, Home Eight (1984)
The Green Stone (1988)
Chair Person [short story] (1989)
The Master (1989)
Mela Worms (1989)
Nad and Dan adn Quaffy (1990)


Awards
World Fantasy Best Novel nominee (1985) : Archer's Goon
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature Best Book nominee (1986) : Fire and Hemlock
British Fantasy Society Best Novel nominee (1996) : A Sudden Wild Magic
World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement winner (2007)
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature Best Children/Young Adult Fiction nominee (2009) : House of Many Ways
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature Best Children/Young Adult Fiction nominee (2015) : The Islands of Chaldea


Diana Wynne Jones recommends
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Ivory Apples (2019)
Lisa Goldstein
"Lisa Goldstein is the perfect, born storyteller."
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Akata Warrior (2017)
Sunny and the Mysteries of Osisi

(Akata Witch, book 2)
Nnedi Okorafor
"Highly original stuff, episode after amazing episode, full of color, life, and death. Nnedi Okorafor's work is wonderful!"
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Frogspell (2011)
(Frogspell, book 1)
C J Busby
"Great fun!"
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Found (2010)
(Magic Thief, book 3)
Sarah Prineas
"I couldn't put it down. Wonderful, exciting stuff!"
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Cryoburn (2010)
(Vorkosigan, book 15)
Lois McMaster Bujold
"It is such a delight to read something by such a good writer, who now seems to be writing at the height of her powers. . . I really have seldom enjoyed a book so much . . I couldn't turn the pages fast enough."
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Ingledove (2005)
Marly Youmans
"Ingledove is a marvelous book. I loved it."

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