books by Diana Wynne Jones     books:       House of Many Ways19 reviews Diana Wynne Jones Greenwillow, 2008 House of Many Ways by Diana Wynne Jones This was an excellent book. I really enjoyed it. It also arrived speedily and in great condition! Thanks!             Castle in the Air46 reviews Diana Wynne Jones Eos, 2008 Wonderful delightful Excellent. I loved fairytales growing up and read all of then reread and reread so many times that I had them memorized. Diane has done the job. Her books are just as delightful and completely enjoyable at 14 or 40. My daughter and I are reading all of her books and I just finished this one last night. I loved it! I highly recommend her books to anyone who loves a good fairytale. They are ...             The Merlin Conspiracy28 reviews Diana Wynne Jones Collins, 2003 Smashing! This is one of my favourite Diana Jones books. I think the best part is the amount of charecters in the book. Helga, Mini, London, the white dragon, too-much-to-count terrified and sparking salamaders, a panther and a big cat (?leopard?) and more are only the ones that are not human, and I wouldn't suggest memorising the charecter's names and how they are linked to each other, especially ...             The Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Volume 2: The Magicians of Caprona / Witch Week17 reviews Diana Wynne Jones Eos, 2001 The Sequel is my son's favorite We first heard of Diana Wynne Jones through the animated Japanese film, "Howl's Moving Castle." That film is excellent. But her books are so much better. I have not liked all her books, but the Chrestomanci volumes one and two are superb. This book was my 16 year old son's favorite of the series.             Howl's Moving Castle197 reviews Diana Wynne Jones Eos, 2008 Excellent, Wonderful, Delightful! Excellent. I loved fairytales growing up and read all of then reread and reread so many times that I had them memorized. Diane has done the job. Her books are just as delightful and completely enjoyable at 14 or 40. My daughter and I are reading all of her books and I just finished this one last night. I loved it! I highly recommend her books to anyone who loves a good fairytale. They are ...             The Pinhoe Egg (Chrestomanci Books)24 reviews Diana Wynne Jones Eos, 2007 A very good Chrestomanci story 'The Pinhoe Egg' is the latest must-read book in the Chrestomanci series that blends the well-known and loved characters from 'Charmed Life' with a new colourful gallery of witches, enchanters and magical creatures. Diana Wynne Jones gives all her usual best to make the book a good read - there is of course magic, humour, lots of cats, some cheerful, and some wicked characters topped up with ...             The Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Volume 1: Charmed Life / The Lives of Christopher Chant68 reviews Diana Wynne Jones Eos, 2001 Outstanding fantasy books, fresh approach to magic and well written. I found this book listed on the internet in a blog about books to read if you were suffering from Harry Potter withdrawals. Well, I wasn't - but I was still interested in good fantasy fiction. So I gave this one a try and was very pleasantly surprised. A couple of warnings for those of you who are [..........]about reading in order - the second book in this two book compilation actually ...             The Game (Firebird)16 reviews Diana Wynne Jones Puffin, 2007 great book This book is an easy and entertaining read. Originally purchased to give to my daughter for her 7th birthday as she is doing accelerated reading, and wanted to proof it for myself. I think I will hold it for her next birthday as 7 might be a bit too young but that would depend on the child. Great way for younger kids to be able to read about magic, mythical creatures, and learn some mythology at ...             The Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Volume III (Chronicles of Chrestomanci)5 reviews Diana Wynne Jones Eos, 2008 Tales of the Chrestomanci Long before Harry Potter was even dreamed of, Diana Wynne Jones was penning stories about her magical alternate worlds, and the nine-lived enchanter Chrestomanci. Fortuntely, the last few years have seen a return for Chrestomanci. "The Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Volume III" compiles the latest two books, one set in the past and one in the present. And both of them have everything you'd expect ...             The Dalemark Quartet1 review Diana Wynne Jones Greenwillow Books, 1995 To the Dalemark Diana Wynne-Jones is best known for her wizards and humorous magic, but in the Dalemark Quartet she takes a trip into more serious fantasy, complete with warring earldoms and strange gods. "The Dalemark Quartet" compiles together the four books of this intriguing, original series. In "Cart and Cwidder," Moril is the dreamy son of a family of wandering minstrels, performing and offering news ...             Dark Lord of Derkholm55 reviews Diana Wynne Jones HarperTeen, 2001 A Great Fantasy - very funny, while being an exciting page turner I was shocked to see several truely awful reviews for a book I consider a masterpiece. It is very funny, while at the same time utterly gripping. Certainly the fact that it is simultainously a spoof and a high fantasy confuses some readers, but that is the delight of the book. I laughed and cried (literally). I have read it twice and my 13 year old son has read it at least three times (once a ...             CHARMED LIFE (PUFFIN BOOKS)57 reviews DIANA WYNNE JONES PUFFIN BOOKS, 1979 A Charmed Surprise ... "Charmed Life" is my first Diana Wynne Jones book (I know, I know ... I'm a little late) and I'll openly admit I came to her work through Miyazaki's amazing film "Howl's Moving Castle". Imagine how stupid I felt when I realized that I had been missing out on one of the best writers of our age. While it starts off slowly, Jones's first Chrestomanci book is still a grand, magical, yet simple ...             Conrad's Fate (A Chrestomanci Book)13 reviews Diana Wynne Jones Eos, 2006 A review for adults who still like kids' lit Finally, a Chrestomanci story that deals with young Christopher, rather than dealing with Cat (when Christopher is the grown-up Chrestomanci). I have been quite intrigued with Christopher and Millie since reading "The Lives of Christopher Chant" about, oh, 10 years ago, and was delighted to read this book and find it was about their teenage years. Of course it is mostly about Conrad, a new ...             Firebirds: An Anthology of Original Fantasy and Science Fiction13 reviews Firebird, 2003 One of the best anthologies I've ever read This is a collection of some of the finest authors in the biz, and I think every single one of them would be proud of their work here. I loved this book, and although I do admit that it is a little misleading calling it an anthology of fantasy and sci fi when there's pretty much no sci fi in it, I forgive it that small glitch because it's just so good. If you're an intelligent reader, or ...             Deep Secret37 reviews Diana Wynne Jones Starscape, 2002 A++ One of the best books ive read in a long time. Its does start off slow but it get good so keep reading             The Year of the Griffin (Gollancz)30 reviews Diana Wynne Jones Gollancz, 2003 Wow! I really enjoyed this book. Whilst I do think that the end of the book was rather sketchy...literally, in that the author didn't wrap things up properly, I really enjoyed the rest of the book. I've read this book a couple of times through the years, and I find it really worth reading, even for adults. I like the way the story makes you think about more than just getting through the average fluff ...             The Tough Guide to Fantasyland: The Essential Guide to Fantasy Travel40 reviews Diana Wynne Jones Puffin, 2006 Very very funny, and useful, too! I don't recommend sitting down and reading this front-to-back in order, but it's fun to sit and flip through the pages, wandering from one entry to another. The basic idea is that this is a travel guide to the typical sword-and-sorcery fantasy world. Most clichés and stereotypes from fantasy novels have their own entry, cross-referenced to allow you to meander through the pages, snickering when ...             Dogsbody46 reviews Diana Wynne Jones Greenwillow, 1988 Trapped in a Dog's Body When Sirius, the Dog Star, is falsely accused of a crime he didn't commit, his penance is to inhabit the body of a dog on the planet Earth until he can prove his innocence. In Dogsbody (Greenwillow Books, 1977) by Diana Wynne Jones, the once-powerful Sirius must adjust to the obedient life of a house pet, where he finds that even the smallest child has more power than he. Sirius learns to work ...             Firebirds Rising: An Anthology of Original Science Fiction and Fantasy1 review Francesca Lia Block, Kara Dalkey, ... Puffin, 2007 A Good Collection I read the first collection, The Firebird, and feel in love all over again with Megan W. Turner and for this book, in addition to my already favorite authors, it introduced me to more of authors whose styles I like very much. First of all is Ellen Klages, with 'In The House of the Seven Librarians'. I love her prose and all the words make a nice song in my head. It was almost like a poetry. ...             Witch's Business4 reviews Diana Wynne Jones HarperTrophy, 2004 An Early DWJ Title From the previous review I think this was the book published in the UK as Wilkins Tooth. It's a fun story about two children who run a 'Revenge Service' to make some pocket money. As you would expect in a childrens book the scheme backfires. It reminds me of 'Ogre Downstairs' as it's set in an apparently normal town where extra ordinary events occur. 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