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."
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$1.65 to AU$2.75 depending on weight.
Fatter books AU$4.35 up to 250g, AU$5.70 for 250-500g, AU$9.90 500g - 3Kg.
Chrestomanci
series (in the author's suggested
reading order)

WJ011
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.
WJ011 Mammoth 1996 pb GD/-- $6
WJ012 Collins 2000 illustrated by Tim Stevens pb with cut-out hole
in front cover GD/--, name on title page. $8
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WJ021/22
WJ023

WJ024
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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
WJ022 Collins
2 cassette set, NEW, sealed. $8
WJ023 Collins
2000 illustrated by Tim Stevens pb NEW, black texta line. $12
WJ024 Mammoth
1989 pb GD/-- $6
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WJ041

WJ042 |
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/--, very slight dogears.
$10
WJ042 Collins
2000 illustrated by Tim Stevens pb NEW, crease at top corner of front,
black texta line. $10 |
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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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WJ061 |
Mixed Magics
4 short stories, all featuring Chrestomanci - taller and more
handsome than ever.
WJ061 Collins
2000 illustrated by Tim Stevens pb GD/--, remnants of plastic
cover inside the covers. $6
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WJ071 |
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.
WJ071 Collins
2006 illustrated by Tim Stevens, fat pb NEW, black texta line.
$15 (2 copies)
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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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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 Onw 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.
WJ107 Mammoth
1994 pb GD/-- $8
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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 |
A Tale of Time City
When Vivian is evacuated form 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. $12
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