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Diana Wynne Jones (16 August 1934 – 26 March 2011) [1] was a British novelist, poet, academic, literary critic, and short story writer. She principally wrote fantasy and speculative fiction novels for children and young adults .
Travel – Travel is a major theme in many Diana Wynne Jones books. Transformation through travel is particularly notable in her Dalemark books. As in Drowned Ammet and Crown of Dalemark (books 2 and 4 of Dalemark Quartet), the Undying, powerful god-like immortal beings, are active in shaping the fate of Dalemark.
The novel is a parody, for its setting is a mock high fantasy world, similar to that Jones covered in The Tough Guide to Fantasyland (U.K., 1996), a humorous travel guide on the Rough Guide model. The story continues in Year of the Griffin , and the two novels have been called the Derkholm series (which the Internet Speculative Fiction Database ...
"A Sudden Wild Mage: A Rough Guide to Diana Wynne Jones" (1997) by David V. Barrett, in Interzone, #117 March 1997 (1997) "Diana Wynne Jones" (2006) by Leonard S. Marcus, in The Wand in the Word: Conversations with Writers of Fantasy (2006) "An Excerpt from a Conversation with Diana Wynne Jones" by Catherine Butler, in Vector 268 (2011)
Ted's wife Janine, Maree, and Ted and Janine's son Nick are to accompany him. All arrive at the convention, where the reserved Venables is somewhat stunned at the bizarre nature of the convention and its attendees, particularly as it is housed in the strange, Escher-like Hotel Babylon, which appears to be centered on a powerful magical node.
The label "The Worlds of Chrestomanci" on some late 20th-century editions [a] alludes to their general setting, a multiverse called the "Related Worlds". The worlds have branched from common ancestors at important events in history such as English and French victories in the Battle of Agincourt, or the success or failure of the Gunpowder plot.
Fire and Hemlock is a modern fantasy by British author Diana Wynne Jones, based largely on the Anglo-Scottish Border ballads "Tam Lin" and "Thomas the Rhymer".. It was first published in 1984 in the United States by Greenwillow Books then in 1985 in Great Britain by Methuen Children's Books [1] It has been republished several times since then in paperback, by various publishers.
The Magicians of Caprona is a children's fantasy novel by British author Diana Wynne Jones published by MacMillan Children's Books in 1980. It was the second published of seven Chrestomanci books . [ 2 ]