Diana Wynne Jones
Diana Wynne Jones (1934-2011) was a British author of fantasy novels for both children and adults. She is the author of the Chrestomanci and Dalemark Quartet series. According to her, Diana began writing during the 1960s in order to maintain her own sanity while raising her children. She won many different awards throughout her career, including the Guardian Prize, Mythopoeic Award and the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement. Diana was nicknamed the “Queen of the Fantastic.”

Diana Wynne Jones’ first novel was Changeover, published in 1970. Her final novel The Islands of Chaldea, which was completed by Ursula Jones in 2014. Below is a list of Diana Wynne Jones’ books in order of when they were originally published:

Publication Order of The Dalemark Quartet Books

Cart and Cwidder (1975)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Drowned Ammet (1977)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Spellcoats (1979)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Crown of Dalemark (1993)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of MagicQuest Books

The Throme of the Erril of Sherill (By: Patricia A. McKillip) (1973)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Power of Three (1976)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Tulku (By: Peter Dickinson) (1979)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Magicians of Caprona (1980)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Chrestomanci Books

Charmed Life (1977)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Magicians of Caprona (1980)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Witch Week (1982)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Lives of Christopher Chant (1988)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Conrad's Fate (2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Pinhoe Egg (2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Chrestomanci Collections

Mixed Magics: Four Tales of Chrestomanci (2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Howl's Castle Books

Howl's Moving Castle (1986)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Castle in the Air (1990)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
House of Many Ways (2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Magids Books

Deep Secret (1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Merlin Conspiracy (2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Derkholm Books

Dark Lord of Derkholm (1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Year of the Griffin (2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Changeover (1970)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Wilkins' Tooth / Witch's Business (1973)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Ogre Downstairs (1974)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dogsbody (1975)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Eight Days of Luke (1975)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Four Grannies (1980)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Time of the Ghost (1981)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Homeward Bounders (1981)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Archer's Goon (1984)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Fire and Hemlock (1985)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Tale of Time City (1987)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Chair Person (1989)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Wild Robert (1989)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Aunt Maria / Black Maria (1991)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Sudden Wild Magic (1992)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Everard's Ride (1995)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Puss in Boots (1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Stealer of Souls (2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Enna Hittims (2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Game (2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Enchanted Glass (2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Earwig and the Witch (2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Islands of Chaldea (With: Ursula Jones) (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Short Story Collections

Warlock at the Wheel and Other Stories (1984)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Stopping for a Spell (1993)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Minor Arcana (1996)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Believing Is Seeing (1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Unexpected Magic (2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Vile Visitors (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Picture Books

Who Got Rid of Angus Flint? (1978)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Yes Dear (1992)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

The Skiver's Guide (1984)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Tough Guide to Fantasyland (1996)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Reflections (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Red Hot Reads Books

(with Anthony Horowitz, Robert Westall, Helen Cresswell, Sally Holmes, Philip Pullman, Michael Morpurgo)

Ghost Stories (By: Robert Westall) (1988)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Mystery (By: Helen Cresswell) (1996)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Mystifying (By: Helen Cresswell) (1996)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Mystery Stories (By: Helen Cresswell) (1996)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Ballet Stories (By: Sally Holmes) (1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Detective Stories (By: Philip Pullman) (1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Animal Stories (By: Michael Morpurgo) (1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Howl's Moving Castle Film Graphic Novels

(with Hayao Miyazaki)

Howl's Moving Castle Picture Book (2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Howl's Moving Castle, Vol. 1 (2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Howl's Moving Castle, Vol. 2 (2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Howl's Moving Castle, Vol. 3 (2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Howl's Moving Castle, Vol. 4 (2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Howl's Moving Castle Picture Book (2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Anthologies

Dragons & Dreams(1986)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Gaslight & Ghosts(1988)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dragons and Warrior Daughters(1989)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Arrows Of Eros(1989)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Hidden Turnings(1989)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Now We Are Sick(1991)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Fantasy Stories(1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Spellbound(1995)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Treasury of Witches and Wizards(1996)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Mystery Stories(1996)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Secret City(1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Firebirds: An Anthology of Original Fantasy and Science Fiction(2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Fantasy: Red Hot Reads(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Firebirds Rising: An Anthology of Original Science Fiction and Fantasy(2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Wand in the Word(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Notes: Wilkins’ Tooth was also published as Witch’s Business. Aunt Maria was also titled Black Maria. The Islands of Chaldea was written with Ursula Jones.

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Diana Wynne Jones Synopsis: In Four Grannies by Diana Wynne Jones, Erg and Emily have four grandmothers – a strict one, a worrier, a stingy one and a saint. When their parents go away, they arrange for one of them to look after them. But all four turn up and things go awry – especially when Erg tries to get rid of them using magic.

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One Response to “Order of Diana Wynne Jones Books”

  1. Sue Marsden: 5 years ago

    DWJ died in 2011, not 2001

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