Tag Archives: Diana Wynne Jones

DWJ March: the end

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Ela

I hope you’ve enjoyed reading the Diana Wynne Jones posts this month, even if I haven’t posted about the books I’ve been prompted to re-read (Power of Three, Charmed Life, Witch Week, and Enchanted Glass) by Kristen at We Be … Continue reading →

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DWJ March – The Game: Diana Wynne Jones

Posted on March 29, 2014 by Ela

I’d originally intended not to review anything for DWJ March except The Islands of Chaldea, but I picked The Game up a couple of weeks ago to re-read (since I’d only read it once before), and thought I might as … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: The Islands of Chaldea – Diana Wynne Jones

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Ela

Since Diana Wynne Jones’ death from cancer in 2011, fans of her books (of whom I count myself) have had to satisfy themselves with a fair number of novels and a couple of collections of short stories, primarily written for … Continue reading →

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DWJ March – Favourite villain

Posted on March 22, 2014 by Ela

Again, this is another difficult choice, because Diana Wynne Jones was excellent at providing realistic antagonists, whether human or otherworldly, ranging from malevolent goddess embodied in a doll, the Monigan, from Time of the Ghost, to the warlock Balsam brothers … Continue reading →

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DWJ March – Favourite supporting character

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Ela

I started out by thinking that the obvious answer is Millie, from the Chrestomanci books, but actually, the more I think about this, the more there are fantastic supporting characters in all of Jones’ books. Jones does sibling relationships particularly … Continue reading →

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DWJ March – Favourite main character

Posted on March 8, 2014 by Ela

This should have been posted on the 3 March, but I’m catching up! There are so many great protagonists in Diana Wynne Jones’ books, it’s hard to pick just one. I really like her double acts in Deep Secret (Rupert … Continue reading →

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DWJ March: Favourite cover

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Ela

There are some pretty terrible covers out there for Jones’s books, like my hardback of Conrad’s Fate, which is just dull. Having copies issued by several publishers, of course, means that the cover art is pretty varied. This cover of … Continue reading →

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PICTURES: DWJ March – My books

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Ela

I’ve actually just read Islands of Chaldea, Diana Wynne Jones’ last book, completed by her sister, Ursula Jones, and there will be my thoughts on that later on this month, but in the mean time, and thanks to Jenny at … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: Deep Secret – Diana Wynne Jones

Posted on December 14, 2013 by Ela

(published by Victor Gollancz, 1997) Rupert Venables is the youngest of Earth’s Magids when he’s faced with two problems: his sponsor, Stan, dies, and thus Rupert has to find a replacement; and secondly, events in the Koryfonic Empire – not … Continue reading →

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The Pinhoe Egg – Diana Wynne Jones

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Ela

(HarperCollins 2006) This is one of my favourite books by one of my favourite writers, and it’s one I chose to re-read recently as a sort of memorial to Diana Wynne Jones, who died in March. The book will make … Continue reading →

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