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Diana Wynne Jones (page 2)


Cover art for THE MERLIN CONSPIRACY
CHILDREN'S
Released: April 1, 2003

"Overstuffed and over the top, but a delicious romp. (Fantasy. YA)"
In a stand-alone companion to Deep Secret (1999), Jones takes the kitchen-sink approach to plotting a gloriously twisty adventure. Read full book review >
Cover art for HEXWOOD
CHILDREN'S
Released: April 1, 1994

In Jones's latest multilayered fantasy, Earth — unbeknownst to its inhabitants — is a minor planet manipulated from distant Homeworld by an oligarchy of five Reigners, who exploit the entire galaxy for economic gain. Read full book review >
Cover art for CASTLE IN THE AIR
ADULT
Released: April 26, 1991

"A bewitching romp, gratifying to mind, imagination, and funny bone."
In a sequel to the ebulliently inventive Howl's Moving Castle (1986), a wicked djinn (with the aid of his more benevolent brother, whom he's managed to enthrall) has captured more than a hundred princesses in the hope of wedding them all. Read full book review >