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Diana Wynne Jones bibliography

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

Standalone books for children and young adults

E-book collections

Series for children and young adults

Chrestomanci series

The Chrestomanci fantasy series is made up of six novels and four short stories.

Publication order
  1. Charmed Life (1977) – Guardian Children's Fiction Prize; Carnegie Medal commendation;
  2. The Magicians of Caprona (1980)
  3. Witch Week (1982)
  4. The Lives of Christopher Chant (1988) – Carnegie Medal commendation
  5. Mixed Magics (2000), short stories published 1982 to 2000
  6. Conrad's Fate (2005)
  7. 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:

  1. Charmed Life (1977)
  2. The Magicians of Caprona (1980)
  3. Witch Week (1982)
  4. "The Sage of Theare", in Hecate's Cauldron (1982) ed. Susan M. Schwartz
  5. "Warlock at the Wheel", in Warlock at the Wheel (1984) by Jones
  6. "Carol Oneir's Hundredth Dream", in Dragons and Dreams (1986) ed. Jane Yolen et al.
  7. The Lives of Christopher Chant (1988)
  8. "Stealer of Souls", in Mixed Magics (2000) by Jones
  9. Conrad's Fate (2005)
  10. The Pinhoe Egg (2006)
Reading order as suggested by Jones

Diana Wynne Jones recommended starting the books in this order:

  1. Charmed Life (1977)
  2. The Lives of Christopher Chant (1988)

The remaining novels and short stories can then be read in any order.

Chronicles of Chrestomanci

The novels were also published as a three-volume series called Chronicles of Chrestomanci:

Dalemark Quartet

  1. Cart and Cwidder (1975)
  2. Drowned Ammet (1977)
  3. The Spellcoats (1979)
  4. 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

  1. Dark Lord of Derkholm (1998) – Mythopoeic Award, Children's Fantasy
  2. Year of the Griffin (2000)

The Moving Castle series

  1. Howl's Moving Castle (1986) – Boston Globe–Horn Book Award Fiction runner-up; 2006 Phoenix Award
  2. Castle in the Air (1990) – Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Children's finalist
  3. House of Many Ways (2008) – Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Children's finalist
Compilations

Magids series

Picture books and books for younger readers

Compilations

Anthologies edited by Jones

Short stories

Contributed short stories

These short stories were not published as separate volumes, and not included in any collections entirely written by Jones (the next section).

Short story collections

  • Warlock at the Wheel and Other Stories (1984), 8 stories publ. 1978 to 1984
  • "Warlock at the Wheel"
  • "The Plague of Peacocks"
  • "The Fluffy Pink Toadstool"
  • "Aunt Bea’s Day Out"
  • "Carruthers"
  • "No One"
  • "Dragon Reserve, Home Eight"
  • "The Sage of Theare"
  • Everard’s Ride (1994/1995, republished 1997): a 1983 essay and 7 stories publ. 1984 to 1995
  • Introduction by Patricia C. Wrede
  • "Everard’s Ride"
  • "Nad and Dan adn Quaffy"
  • "The Shape of the Narrative in 'The Lord of the Rings'" (essay)
  • "No One"
  • "Dragon Reserve, Home Eight"
  • "The Master"
  • "The Plague of Peacocks"
  • "The True State of Affairs"
  • ' (1993), publ. 1975 to 1989, Illustrated by Chris Mould
  • "Who Got Rid of Angus Flint?"
  • "The Four Grannies"
  • "Chair Person"
  • Minor Arcana (1996), UK Release, 7 stories publ. 1982 to 1995 – British Fantasy Award nominee
  • "The Sage of Theare"
  • "The Master"
  • "The Girl Who Loved the Sun"
  • "Dragon Reserve, Home Eight"
  • "What the Cat Told Me"
  • "Nad and Dan Adn Quaffy"
  • "The True State of Affairs"
  • ' (1999), US Release, 7 stories publ. 1982 to 1999, Illustrated by Nenad Jakesevik
  • "The Sage of Theare"
  • "The Master"
  • "Enna Hittims"
  • "The Girl Who Loved the Sun"
  • "Dragon Reserve, Home Eight"
  • "What the Cat Told Me"
  • "Nad and Dan adn Quaffy"
  • "Excerpt from Howl’s Moving Castle"
  • "Excerpt from The Merlin Conspiracy"
  • "Excerpt from Dark Lord of Derkholm"
  • "Excerpt from Archer’s Goon"
  • ' (2000)
  • "Warlock at the Wheel"
  • "Stealer of Souls"
  • "Carol Oneir’s Hundredth Dream"
  • "The Sage of Theare"
  • ' (2002), 16 stories published 1978 to 2003
  • "The Girl Jones"
  • "Nad and Dan adn Quaffy"
  • "The Plague of Peacocks"
  • "The Master"
  • "Enna Hittims"
  • "The Girl who Loved the Sun"
  • "The Fluffy Pink Toadstool"
  • "Auntie Bea’s Day Out"
  • "Carruthers"
  • "What the Cat Told Me"
  • "The Green Stone"
  • "The Fat Wizard"
  • "No One"
  • "Dragon Reserve, Home Eight"
  • "Little Dot"
  • "Everard’s Ride"

Standalone short stories

Published also in other collections

Anthologies her works were included in

Complete list of short stories in alphabetical order

Plays

Poetry

Diana Wynne Jones also wrote several short stories and poems that have been published in anthologies.

Nonfiction and humour

Nonfiction and essays

Interviews

Reviews

Essays

  • "The Shape of the Narrative in 'The Lord of the Rings'", found in Everard’s Ride (1995 and 1997), and ' (2012)
  • "Why Don't You Write Real Books?" (1987), in Vector 140 (1987) and Reflections: On the Magic of Writing (2012)
  • "Introduction (Hidden Turnings)" (1989)
  • letter in Vector #159 (1991)
  • "Two Kinds of Writing?" (1990), in The Medusa: The Journal of the PJF 1 (1990), in Nexus #1, April 1991 (1991), and Reflections: On the Magic of Writing (2012)
  • "Aiming for the Moon" (1993), in Focus, December/January 1994 (1994)
  • "Introduction (Believing is Seeing: Seven Stories)" (1996)
  • "Introduction (Minor Arcana (Diana Wynne Jones anthology)|Minor Arcana)" (1996)
  • "Joan Aiken: Influences" (1997), in ' (1997)
  • letter in Ansible #134 (1998)
  • letter in Ansible #155 (2000)
  • letter in Ansible #182 (2002)
  • letter in Ansible #183 (2002)
  • "How I Came to Write this Guidebook (The Tough Guide to Fantasyland)" (2006)
  • letter in Ansible #246 (2008)
  • "Howl's Moving Castle: Book to Film (Nebula Awards Showcase 2008)" (2008), in Nebula Awards Showcase 2008 (2008)
  • letter in Ansible #276 (2010)

Essay Collections

  • ' (2012) - A collection of more than 25 papers including autobiographical tales, literary criticism, though about life and writing, and information about the origins of her books. Includes a foreword by Neil Gaiman, and an introduction and interview by Catherine Butler.
  • "Foreword" by Neil Gaiman
  • "Reflecting on Reflections" by Catherine Butler (as Charlie Butler)
  • "The Children in the Wood"
  • "The Shape of the Narrative in 'The Lord of the Rings'"
  • "Two Kinds of Writing?"
  • "When I Won the Guardian Award"
  • "Reading C. S. Lewis's Narnia"
  • "Creating the Experience"
  • "Fantasy Books for Children"
  • "The Value of Learning Anglo-Saxon"
  • "The Halloween Worms"
  • "A Day Visiting Schools"
  • "Writing for Children: A Matter of Responsibility"
  • "The Heroic Ideal: A Personal Odyssey"
  • "A Talk About Rules"
  • "Answers to Some Questions"
  • "Some Hints on Writing"
  • "A Whirlwind Tour of Australia"
  • "- Lecture One: Heroes"
  • "- Lecture Two: Negatives and Positives in Children’s Literature"
  • "- Lecture Three: Why Don’t You Write Real Books?"
  • "Inventing the Middle Ages"
  • "Some Truths About Writing"
  • "The Origins of 'The Merlin Conspiracy'"
  • "Review of "Boy in Darkness" by Mervyn Peake"
  • "- Freedom to Write"
  • "- Our Hidden Gifts"
  • "Characterization: Advice for Young Writers"
  • "Something About the Author"
  • "The Girl Jones"
  • "The Origins of 'Changeover'"
  • "A Conversation with Diana Wynne Jones"
  • "Two Family Views of Diana and Her Work"
  • "- Fantasies for Children"
  • "- Address at Diana’s Funeral"
  • "Diana Wynne Jones Bibliography"

List of anthologies containing her essays and interviews

Entire bibliography in order of publication

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

Published posthumously:

New Collections:

References

External links