Diana Wynne Jones (16 August 1934 – 26 March 2011) was a British writer of fantasy novels for children and adults. She wrote a small amount of non-fiction.
Fiction
Books for adults
Changeover (1970) - reissued 2004 with a new introduction by Jones, "The Origins of Changeover" A Sudden Wild Magic (1992) - British Fantasy Award nominee Deep Secret (1997) - part of the Magids Series
Standalone books for children and young adults
Wilkins' Tooth (1973); (US title: Witch's Business) The Ogre Downstairs (1974) Dogsbody (1975) – Carnegie Medal commendation Eight Days of Luke (1975) Power of Three (1976) – Guardian Prize commendation; Zilveren Griffel (Netherlands) The Homeward Bounders (1981) The Time of the Ghost (1981) Archer's Goon (1984) – Boston Globe–Horn Book Award Fiction runner-up; World Fantasy Award for Best Novel nominee Fire and Hemlock (1984) Mythopoeic Fantasy Award finalist; 2005 Phoenix Award runner-up A Tale of Time City (1987) Black Maria (1991); US title: Aunt Maria Hexwood (1993) The Merlin Conspiracy (2003) - Magids Series The Game (2007) Enchanted Glass (2010) – Locus Awards, Young Adult 5th place Earwig and the Witch (2011) (Illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky) The Islands of Chaldea (2014), an unfinished novel completed by her sister, Ursula Jones
E-book collections
Diana Wynne Jones's Fantastical Journeys Collection (2015): contains A Tale of Time City, The Homeward Bounders, and The Islands of Chaldea Diana Wynne Jones's Magic and Myths Collection (2015): contains The Game, Power of Three, Eight Days of Luke, and Dogsbody
Series for children and young adults
Chrestomanci series
The Chrestomanci fantasy series is made up of six novels and four short stories.
Publication order
Charmed Life (1977) – Guardian Children's Fiction Prize; Carnegie Medal commendation; Preis der Leseratten (ZDF Schülerexpress, Germany) The Magicians of Caprona (1980) Witch Week (1982) The Lives of Christopher Chant (1988) – Carnegie Medal commendation Mixed Magics (2000), short stories published 1982 to 2000 Conrad's Fate (2005) The Pinhoe Egg (2006) – Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Children's finalist; Locus Award Young Adult Book, 6th place
If the short stories in Mixed Magics are counted separately, the order of release is:
Charmed Life (1977) The Magicians of Caprona (1980) Witch Week (1982) "The Sage of Theare", in Hecate's Cauldron (1982) ed. Susan M. Schwartz "Warlock at the Wheel", in Warlock at the Wheel (1984) by Jones "Carol Oneir's Hundredth Dream", in Dragons and Dreams (1986) ed. Jane Yolen et al. The Lives of Christopher Chant (1988) "Stealer of Souls", in Mixed Magics (2000) by Jones Conrad's Fate (2005) The Pinhoe Egg (2006)
Reading order as suggested by Jones
Diana Wynne Jones recommended reading the books in this order: Charmed Life (1977) The Lives of Christopher Chant (1988) Conrad's Fate (2005) Witch Week (1982) The Magicians of Caprona (1980)
Chronicles of Chrestomanci
The novels were also published as a three-volume series called Chronicles of Chrestomanci: Volume 1 (2001) contains Charmed Life and The Lives of Christopher Chant Volume 2 (2001) contains Witch Week and The Magicians of Caprona Volume 3 (2008) contains Conrad's Fate and The Pinhoe Egg
Dalemark Quartet
Cart and Cwidder (1975) Drowned Ammet (1977) The Spellcoats (1979) Crown of Dalemark (1993) – Mythopoeic Award, Children's Fantasy "The True State of Affairs" is set in Dalemark, but doesn't share any characters with the novels.
Compilations
The Dalemark Quartet, Vol. 1: Cart and Cwidder & Drowned Ammet (1977) The Dalemark Quartet, Vol. 2: The Spellcoats & The Crown of Dalemark (1993) The Dalemark Quartet (2003) (Illustrated by Anne Yvonne Gilbert)
Derkholm series
Dark Lord of Derkholm (1998) – Mythopoeic Award, Children's Fantasy
Year of the Griffin (2000)
The Moving Castle series
Howl's Moving Castle (1986) – Boston Globe–Horn Book Award Fiction runner-up; 2006 Phoenix Award Castle in the Air (1990) – Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Children's finalist House of Many Ways (2008) – Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Children's finalist
Compilations
Wizard's Castle (Howl's Moving Castle, and Castle in the Air) (2002) (Illustrated by Anne Yvonne Gilbert) World of Howl Collection (Howl's Moving Castle, Castle in the Air, and House of Many Ways) (2014)
Magids series
Deep Secret (1997), a novel marketed for adults, listed above
The Merlin Conspiracy (2003) – Locus Awards, Young Adult 3rd place, a novel marketed for young adults