Diana Wynne Jones catalogue
Diana Wynne Jones is an extraordinarily clever British writer who thoroughly
trumps J. K. Rowling in world-building, plot, characters and language.
Her books are usually wildly funny in an understated, dry way, and
the plots are sometimes so dizzying it takes a few days of hard thinking
just to figure them out entirely. It is, however, always worth it
to do so.
Neil Gaiman said:
"The best writer of magic there is."
March 2011: Diana
Wynne Jones has died - no more books from that vivid imagination...
Read Neil Gaiman's tribute here: http://journal.neilgaiman.com/2011/03/being-alive.html
updated 18th January
2012
Most of these books for sale are new,
sometimes with a black texta line across bottom
closed page edges.
Thin paperbacks
will travel as letters
Postage in Australia varies from AU$1.80 to AU$3 depending on weight.
Fatter books AU$4.50 up to 250g, AU$6.00 for 250-500g, AU$10.30 500g - 3Kg.
Chrestomanci
series (in the author's suggested
reading order)

WJ012
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Charmed
Life
Gwendolyn Chant is a gifted witch with astonishing powers, so
she loves going to Chrestomanci Castle to learn more. Her brother
Cat is not so keen because he has no talent for magic at all.
WJ012 Collins 2000 illustrated
by Tim Stevens pb with cut-out hole in front cover (as published) GD/--,
name on title page. $8
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WJ021/22
WJ023
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The Lives of Christopher Chant - The Childhood of Chrestomanci
Prequel to Charmed Life
Discovering that he has nine lives and is destined to be the next
Chrestomanci is not part of Christopher's plans for the future: he'd
much rather play cricket.
WJ021 Collins
2000 illustrated by Tim Stevens pb GD/--, slight dogears. $10
WJ023 Collins
2000 illustrated by Tim Stevens pb NEW, black texta line. $12
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WJ041
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Witch
Week
Larwood House is a school for witch orphans and the last
thing they need is a visit from Chrestomanci.
WJ041 Collins
2000 illustrated by Tim Stevens pb GD/--, small name opposite
half-title page, dogears. $8
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WJ051
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The
Magicians of Caprona
This adventure takes place in Italy where music is enchantment
and spells are as slippery as spaghetti.
WJ051
Collins
2000 illustrated by Tim Stevens pb with cut-out hole
in front cover GD/--, slight dogears. $10
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WJ113 |
Mixed Magics
4 short stories, all featuring Chrestomanci - taller and more
handsome than ever.
WJ113 HarperCollins
2000 illustrated by Tim Stevens VG/-- as new. $12
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WJ116 |
Conrad's Fate
Someone at Stallery Mansions is changing the world and it's
up to Conrad to find out who is behind it. But he has very
bad karma - and it will take all of Christopher Chant's skills
to
save the day before Conrad's awful fate catches up with him.
WJ116 Eos Book
of HarperCollins 2006 VG/-- with black line along bottom
closed page edges, as new. $12
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WJ117 |
The Pinhoe Egg
Spells always have consequences and
it's Chrestomanci's job to
make sure everything is safely under control. But when Cat
finds the Pinhoe egg, chaos begins. Her best in my
opinion.
WJ117 Greenwillow
Book of HarperCollins 2007 VG/-- with black line along bottom
closed page edges, as new. $12
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WJ081
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Stealer of Souls
(also in Mixed Magics)
Short story featuring Cat Chant and Tonino Montana
from Caprona.
WJ081 Collins
2000 illustrated by Tim Stevens, slim pb GD/--, very slight dogears.
$4 |
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other novels - not Chrestomanci
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WJ091
WJ092
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Howl's Moving Castle
Sophie Hatter attracts the unwelcome attention of the
Witch of the Waste and is put under a curse. Determined to make
the best of things, Sophie travels to the one place where she
might get help - the moving castle which hovers on the hills
above Market Chipping.
WJ091 Collins
2000 illustrated by Tim Stevens pb GD/--, slight dogears.
$10
WJ092 Collins
2003 illustrated by Tim Stevens pb NEW, black texta line, cover
art from animated film. $12 |
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WJ093
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Castle
in the Air - sequel to Howl's Moving Castle
By day Abdullah is a humble carpet
merchant, but in his dreams he is a prince. Then Abdullah's
dreams suddenly
start to come true when he meets the lovely Flower-in-the-Night.
WJ093 Collins
2003 illustrated by Tim Stevens pb NEW, black texta line, cover
art from animated film. $12
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WJ115 |
House of Many Ways - sequel to Howl's Moving Castle & Castle
in the Air
Charmain Baker is in over her head. Looking after Great Uncle
William's tiny cottage should have been easy but he is the
Royal Wizard Norland whose house bends space and time.
WJ115 HarperCollins 2008 illustrated by Tim Stevens, NEW.
$12
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WJ101 |
The Merlin Conspiracy
Roddy Hyde lives in a world of magic, pageantry and ritual. The
daughter of two court wizards, she travels with the King's
Progress and Merlin - who is entrusted with the magical health
of the Isles of the Blest.
Nick Mallory's world seems quite ordinary in comparison - which
isn't surprising because it's plain old Earth. Then their worlds
intersect.
WJ101 Collins
2003 illustrated by David Wyatt pb NEW, red texta line.
$12
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WJ102 |
Eight
Days of Luke
David is spending a miserable summer holidays with
his awful relatives until Luke
turns up, full of jokes and plans. "Just kindle a flame and I'll
be with you," he says.
WJ102 Collins
2000 illustrated by David Wyatt pb NEW, blue texta line.
$8
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WJ103 |
The Homeward Bounders
When They threw Jamie out to the Boundaries he was too shocked
to make sense of it. He'd be told he could go Home if he found
himself in the right world, but life became a succession of
strange countries.
WJ103 Mandarin Teens 1983 pb GD/--. $8
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WJ104 |
Witch's
Business aka Wilkin's Tooth
Jess and Frank's father has stopped
their allowances for four whole months! So they start a
business Own Back Ltd, specialising
in revenge.
WJ104 Greenwillow HarperTrophy 2002 pb NEW, black texta line.
$8
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WJ105 |
Stopping For a Spell
Three fantasies - Chair Person, The Four Grannies, Who Got Rid
of Angus Flint?
WJ105 Greenwillow
HarperTrophy 2002 pb NEW, tiny black texta line. $9 |
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WJ106 |
Power of Three
Dorig are coming up onto land to fight Lymen in their own halls,
the Giants are planning some great evil and even the Lymen
are warring among themselves.
WJ106 Tempo Books NY 1984 pb GD/--, punch hole in front cover.
$6
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WJ107 |
Hexwood
Hexwood is like human memory. It does not need to take events
in their correct order. Only Hume, Ann and Mordion can prevent
an apocalypse.
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WJ108 |
The Ogre Downstairs
They seemed perfectly ordinary chemistry sets, given by the Ogre
to keep Johnny and Malcolm quiet. It wasn't until they tried
Vol. Pulv. that the adventures started.
WJ108 Puffin 1977 pb GD/--, ex-library, $6
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WJ109 |
Drowned
Ammet #2 in the Dalemark Quartet
The Sea Festival was always a holiday in Holand and they always
threw a plaited straw Old Ammet into the sea. Mitt was a Free
Holander and the secret police were after him.
WJ109 Macmillan 1977 1st ed. hb with dj GD/GD, ex-library
with usual stamps. $20
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WJ110
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A
Tale of Time City
When Vivian is evacuated from London
in 1939, instead of ending up in the countryside she is
unexpectedly whisked away to Time City - a place that exists
outside
time and space.
WJ110 Collins
2000 illustrated by David Wyatt pb NEW, black texta line.
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WJ114
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Black Maria
Great Aunt Maria seems like a cuddly old lady, all chit-chat
and lace doilies - but when Mig and her family go for a visit
they discover that she rules Cranbury-on-Sea with a rod of
iron. Mig is convinced that Aunt Maria must be a witch but
no-one will believe her.
WJ114 HarperCollins
2000 illustrated by Paul Hess, NEW. $10
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Fire
and Hemlock
Polly has two sets of memories - and the one of her great friend
Thomas Lynn is growing fainter. It all started at the funeral...
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