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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


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


WJ021/22

WJ023

WJ024


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



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

 


WJ051


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

 

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

 

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)

 

WJ081

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
 

other novels - not Chrestomanci

 

WJ091

WJ092


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

 

WJ093


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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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