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Tag Archives: DWJMarch
DWJ March – The Game: Diana Wynne Jones
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
Posted in Fantasy, Fiction, Re-read, Reviews
Tagged Atlas, Baba Yaga, cousins, Diana Wynne Jones, DWJMarch, Greek myths, not really an orphan, Orion, prophecy, stars and constellations, The Game, unreasonable behaviour
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REVIEW: The Islands of Chaldea – Diana Wynne Jones
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
DWJ March – Favourite villain
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
DWJ March – Favourite supporting character
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
Posted in Discussion, Fantasy, Fiction, Not A Review
Tagged Diana Wynne Jones, DWJMarch, Elda, ensemble cast, Millie Chant, sibling relationships, supporting characters
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DWJ March – Favourite main character
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
DWJ March: Favourite cover
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
Posted in Discussion, Fantasy, Fiction, Not A Review
Tagged covers, Diana Wynne Jones, DWJMarch, Graham Humphreys, Paul Hess, Rob Ryan
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