Diana Wynne Jones

Diana Wynne Jones

Diana Wynne Jones was born in London, England on August 16th, 1934 and passed away at the age of 76 on March 26th, 2011.

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Diana Wynne Jones Stats: The highest rated book by Diana Wynne Jones on Book Notification is Dark Lord of Derkholm, the first novel in the Derkholm series. The second-highest rated book is Howl's Moving Castle (Howl's Castle #1).

The most read book by Diana Wynne Jones on Book Notification is Howl's Moving Castle, the first novel in the Howl's Castle series. The second most read book is Castle in the Air (Howl's Castle #2).

Below is a complete list of Diana Wynne Jones books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of The Dalemark Quartet Books in Publication Order

List of MagicQuest Books in Publication Order

List of Chrestomanci Books in Publication Order

List of Chrestomanci Collections in Publication Order

List of Howl's Castle Books in Publication Order

List of Magids Books in Publication Order

List of Derkholm Books in Publication Order

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Changeover
1970
2
Wilkins' Tooth / Witch's Business
1973
3
The Ogre Downstairs
1974
4
Dogsbody
1975
5
Eight Days of Luke
1975
6
The Four Grannies
1980
7
The Time of the Ghost
1981
8
The Homeward Bounders
1981
9
10
Archer's Goon
1984
10
6
Fire and Hemlock
1985
11
6
A Tale of Time City
1987
12
Chair Person
1989
13
Wild Robert
1989
14
6
Aunt Maria / Black Maria
1991
15
6
A Sudden Wild Magic
1992
16
Hexwood
1993
17
Everard's Ride
1995
18
Puss in Boots
1999
19
Stealer of Souls
2000
20
Enna Hittims
2006
21
The Game
2007
22
Enchanted Glass
2010
23
Earwig and the Witch
2011
24
The Islands of Chaldea (With: Ursula Jones)
The Islands of Chaldea (With: Ursula Jones)
2014

List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

List of Picture Books in Publication Order

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

List of Howl's Moving Castle Film Graphic Novels in Publication Order (with Hayao Miyazaki)

List of Diana Wynne Jones Anthologies in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Dragons & Dreams
1986
2
Gaslight & Ghosts
1988
3
Dragons and Warrior Daughters
1989
4
Arrows Of Eros
1989
5
Hidden Turnings
1989
6
Now We Are Sick
1991
7
Fantasy Stories
1994
8
Spellbound
1995
9
A Treasury of Witches and Wizards
1996
10
Mystery Stories
1996
11
Secret City
1997
12
Firebirds: An Anthology of Original Fantasy and Science Fiction
2003
13
Fantasy: Red Hot Reads
2004
14
Firebirds Rising: An Anthology of Original Science Fiction and Fantasy
2005
15
8
The Wand in the Word
2006
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Diana Wynne Jones: Biography

Diana Wynne Jones was born on August 16th, 1934. Diana Wynne passed away March 26th, 2011 at 76 years old. Diana Wynne Jones was born in London, England.

Diana Wynne Jones is probably best known for her Standalone Novels. There are currently 24 novels available. The first standalone was released in 1970 with the novel Changeover. The most recently released novel was The Islands of Chaldea which was released in 2014.

Diana Wynne Jones also wrote the Chrestomanci series which has 6 books including Charmed Life and The Magicians of Caprona.

In 1997, Diana Wynne Jones was nominated for the "Professional" award, a World Fantasy Special Award for her book The Tough Guide to Fantasyland.

Diana Wynne Jones: Awards & Accolades

Diana Wynne Jones has won multiple awards including: The British Fantasy Award, The Karl Edward Wagner Award (Important Contribution), in 1999 and the World Fantasy Award, Life Achievement, in 2007.

Jones' books have also won multiple awards, The Crown of Dalemark won the Mythopoeic Award, Fantasy Award for Children's Literature, in 1996. Dark Lord of Derkholm won the Mythopoeic Award, Fantasy Award for Children's Literature, in 1999.

The following novels by Diana Wynne Jones were also nominated for these awards:

  • Archer's Goon: World Fantasy Award, Novel (1985).
  • Fire and Hemlock: Mythopoeic Award, Fantasy Award (1986).
  • Castle in the Air: Mythopoeic Award, Fantasy Award for Children's Literature (1992).
  • The Tough Guide to Fantasyland: Hugo Award, Best Related Work (1997).
  • Firebirds Rising: An Anthology of Original Science Fiction and Fantasy: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2007).
  • The Pinhoe Egg: Mythopoeic Award, Fantasy Award for Children's Literature (2007).
  • House of Many Ways: Mythopoeic Award, Fantasy Award for Children's Literature (2009).
  • Reflections: British Fantasy Award, Best Non-Fiction (2013).
  • The Islands of Chaldea: Mythopoeic Award, Fantasy Award for Children's Literature (2015).

Diana Wynne Jones: TV/Movies Based on Books

Diana had a few of her works adapted into TV series. The first one being Archer's Goon which was based on the book with the same name. The TV series aired in 1992 and had one season with six episodes. The series was nominated for a BAFTA award. The second series was Jackanory which was an extensive series that originally aired between 1965 and 1996 was based on a lot of different writers' stories but that episodes that were based on Diana's stories were, a total of fifteen episodes that aired in 1974, 1976, and 1977 titled The Ogre Downstairs: Part 1 - 5 which was based off the story of the same name, Cart and Cwidder: Part 1 - 5 which was based off the story of the same name, and Charmed Life: Part 1 which was also based off the story of the same name.

Diana had a few of her works adapted in movies. One was titled Earwig and the Witch based on the story of the same name. The theatrical release was in 2021 and received mixed reviews. Another movie that was adapted from one of her stories was Howl's Moving Castle which was loosely based on the novel of the same name. It was released in 2004 and won several awards including four Tokyo Anime Awards and a Nebula Award for Best Script.

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  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings Series.
  2. Neil Gaiman, author of the American Gods Series.
  3. J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter Series.
  4. Philip Pullman, author of the His Dark Materials Series.
  5. Jim Butcher, author of The Dresden Files Series.

Diana Wynne Jones: F.A.Q

When was Diana Wynne Jones Born?

Diana Wynne Jones was born on August 16th, 1934.

When did Diana Wynne Jones die?

Diana Wynne Jones died on March 26th, 2011 at 76 years old.

Where was Diana Wynne Jones Born?

Diana Wynne Jones was born in London, England.

What awards has Diana Wynne Jones won?

Diana Wynne Jones has won the following awards: The Karl Edward Wagner Award (Important Contribution) at the British Fantasy Award (1999) and the Life Achievement at the World Fantasy Award (2007).

What book awards has Diana Wynne Jones won?

The Crown of Dalemark: Mythopoeic Award Fantasy Award for Children's Literature (1996).
Dark Lord of Derkholm: Mythopoeic Award Fantasy Award for Children's Literature (1999).

What was the first book Diana Wynne Jones wrote?

The first novel written by Diana Wynne Jones was Changeover, published in 1970.

What was the most recent book Diana Wynne Jones wrote?

Her most recently released work was The Islands of Chaldea on January 1st, 2014.

How many books has Diana Wynne Jones written?

Diana Wynne Jones has written 60 books across 12 series.
  • 4 books in The Dalemark Quartet Series
  • 2 books in the MagicQuest Series
  • 6 books in the Chrestomanci Series
  • 1 Chrestomanci Collections
  • 3 books in the Howl's Castle Series
  • 2 books in the Magids Series
  • 2 books in the Derkholm Series
  • 24 Standalone Novels
  • 6 Short Story Collections
  • 2 Picture Books
  • 3 Non-Fiction Books
  • 6 Howl's Moving Castle Film Graphic Novels

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