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Diana Wynne Jones (innate London August 16, 1934) is a writer of fantasy novels for children and adults, as well as a little total of non-nonfictional prose.

She was raised in the village of Thaxted in Essex, and okay, sleep in Clifton in the city of Bristol, England. She exposed at Oxford, where she attended lectures by both C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. She is married to John Burrow, who is Prof Emeritus in the English department of the University of Bristol.

Her best known act is a Chrestomanci series, which tells of the escapade of the nine-lived enchanter within the series of attached worlds world health organization is responsible preventing the abuse of magic.

She is friends using Neil Gaiman and they are two fans of every others' act. She dedicated her novel Hexwood to him fallowing something he said within the conversation inspired the key a share of the plot.

A Harry Potter books are oftentimes in comparison a works of Diana Wynne Jones. Numbers of of her earliest babies's books were away from print around recent years, & it is today existence re-issued for the immature audience whose interest inside fantasy & reading was spurred by Harry Potter.

Her book ''Howl's Moving Castle was turned into a Japanese animated movie in 2004, by filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki. The version dubbed into English was freed within the United states in 2005, with a voice of Howl performed by Christian Bale.

There exists today the dedicated Diana Wynne Jones wiki (inspired by, however otherwise unconnected by using, Wikipedia): look at External links below.

Her nonfictional prose functiin on writing todays fiction, A Hard Remedy to Fantasyland, has the cult as punishment as a information among writers & critics, despite existence hard to buy referable an erratic printing history. It was recently reissued around the UK, & is reissued in the America in 2006 by Firebird Books.

Bibliography
Fiction
Chrestomanci series
Charmed Life [1977: Carnegie Medal Commended; 1978: Guardian Award; Preis der Leseratten (ZDF Schülerexpress, Germany)] A Passes of Christopher Chant [1988: Carnegie Medal Commended] A Magicians of Caprona Witch Week Mixed Magics (short stories) Conrad's Fate

Derkholm series

  • Dark Lord of Derkholm'' [1999: Mythopoeic Fantasy Award ] See also [http://www.mythsoc.org/a99remarks.html Jones' remarks on winning the award.]
  • Month of the Griffin

    Dalemark Quartet

  • Cart and Cwidder (1975)
  • Drowned Ammet (1977)
  • The Spellcoats (1979)
  • Crown of Dalemark (1993)

    Castle series

  • ''Howl's Moving Castle [1986: Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor]
  • Castle in the Air [1992: Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, nominated]

    Magids series
    Deep Secret (marketed to adults) A Merlin Conspiracy

    Miscellaneous
    Archer's Goon [1984: Boston Globe - Horn Book Honor Book; World Fantasy Award for Best Novel nominee] Black Maria (UK Title) / Aunty Maria (Usa Title) Believing is Seeing (short stories) "Chair Person" within Stopping for the Spell Changeover Dogsbody [1975: Carnegie Medal Commended] Eight Times of Luke (1975) Fire & Hemlock [1986: Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, nominated] "The Four Grannies" around Stopping for the Spell Hexwood Hidden Turnings (short stories) The Homeward Bounders Minor Arcana (short stories) [1996: British Fantasy Award, nominated] A Ogre Downstairs Power of Three [1977: Guardian Award Commended; Silberner Griffel (Netherlands)] Puss around Boots Stopping for the Spell (leash novelette) The Sudden Untamed Magic (marketed to adults) [1996: British Fantasy Award, nominated] A Tale of Time City The Time of the Ghost Warlock at a Wheel (short stories; 2 Chrestomanci, each as well within Mixed Magics) "Who Got Rid of Angus Flint?" around Stopping for the Spell Uncivilized Robert Wilkins' Tooth (UK Title) / Witch's Business (The states Title) Yes, Dear

    Collections
    Fantasy Stories Minor Arcana Believing is Seeing Unexpected Magics Everard's Ride

    Non-Fiction or Poetry
    "A Slice of Life" around     Currently I am Sick a Medusa'' article where Diana discuss her opinions of grownup literature when opposed to tikes's literature. "The Shape of the Narrative in The Lord of The Rings" in the collection ''Everard's Ride A Skiver's Guide Hard Alternative to Fantasyland [1997: Hugo Award for Nonfiction, nominated]

    Books About DWJ
    Diana Wynne Jones - An Exciting & Exacting Wisdom'' [2002] edited by Rosenberg, et al.

    • Chrestomanci Castle, or Travels in the Land of Ingary
    Site dedicated to Diana Wynne Jones. Structured like the moving castle, it has discussion archives, a bibliography, news, letters from the author, links and a wiki.

    Diana Wynne Jones
    Brief description of each of her series.

    The Many Worlds of Diana Wynne Jones
    Flash site from Harper Collins, detailing her books, book series, and information about the author.

    Sirius Recommends
    Bibliography with a description of most of her books.

    Linköping Science Fiction Archive: Jones, Diana Wynne
    Reviews of several Jones books from Usenet discussions.

    Charmed Life - CIX
    A review from CIX.

    Charmed Life
    Short review of the book.

    Diana Wynne Jones
    Official site. Includes a glossary of the Related Worlds, information on new books, articles and talks by Diana Wynne Jones, a detailed FAQ, and reviews and stills from the BBC production of "Archer's Goon".

    Diana Wynne Jones - Yahoo Groups
    Yahoo category of discussion forums about Wynne Jones and her books.
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