diana wynne jones

Can you tell me why you like this book? It's my first novel from Diana and of course I chose one of her few books for adults, which is painfully obvious when the main character is a ****ing programmer... She has said people like to read about work, after all. The book cover seemed whimsical...

She is probably my favourite author, and @The Bluestocking and I were discussing her here, so I thought I'd suggest where people might start. She's kind of unusual in that she wrote books for 5-8 year olds right the way to adult, but most of what she wrote (I think) qualifies as Middle Grade...

The Pinhoe Egg Diana Wynne Jones Greenwillow (HarperCollins), Oct 2006, $17.99 ISBN: 006113124 The Pinhoes, a magical clan, live in Ulvergede and are friends with another witch group, the Farleighs. When Gaffer Farleigh and Gammer Norah come to Gammer Pinhoe’s home, the leaders of the clans get...

I'm seeing reports today that Diana Wynne Jones (Howl's Moving Castle, The Chrestomanci series) has passed away. I can't believe it! I wish my favourite authors could keep writing forever. It's a sad day for sci fi/fantasy literature. :(

Since there wasn't a DWJ thread here I decided that there needed to be one. So what are some of your favourites in her work? I just recently started re-reading the Chrestomanci series. What about you?

Diana Wynne Jones, is the marvellous author of the Chrestomanci series which started 30 years ago. I bought my eldest (10 years old) a copy of The Pinhoe Egg for her birthday. She's has read some of this authors previous books and so she was looking forward to reading it. Kate sent me an...