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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.
 

Awards: WFA (2007)  see all

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)
   The Time of the Ghost (1981)
   The Homeward Bounders (1981)
   Four Grannies (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 (2010)
   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)
   Fantasy: Red Hot Reads (2004)
   Spellbound (2007)
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Series contributed to
MagicQuest
   9. Power of Three (1976)
   12. The Magicians of Caprona (1980)
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Picture Books show
 
Non fiction show
 
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Books containing stories by Diana Wynne Jones
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The Mammoth Book of Dark Magic (2013)
(The Mammoth Book of ...)
edited by
Mike Ashley

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Awards
2007 World Fantasy Award for Lifetime Achievement

Award nominations
2015 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature (nominee) : The Islands of Chaldea
2011 Locus Award for Best Young Adult Novel (nominee) : Enchanted Glass
2009 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature (nominee) : House of Many Ways
2008 Locus Award for Best Novella (nominee) : The Game
2001 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : Year of the Griffin
2001 Locus Award for Best Collection (nominee) : Mixed Magics: Four Tales of Chrestomanci
1999 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : Dark Lord of Derkholm
1997 Locus Award for Best Collection (nominee) : Minor Arcana
1993 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : A Sudden Wild Magic
1986 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award (nominee) : Fire and Hemlock
1985 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Archer's Goon
1985 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : Fire and Hemlock


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