Jessism of the Week: Jonesing

Diana Wynne Jones
1934-2011

I am completely and utterly obsessed with the magical worlds of Diana Wynne Jones. It's definitely on my life list to read every single one of her books. In fact I even made a complete list and sent it to my mother-in-law Mrs Milly since she was asking what I would like for Christmas or I suppose I should say, for Jessmas ;)

It all started about two years ago when I was telling a dear old friend of mine about movies that I loved. Case in point I believe I was talking to her about my Miyazaki movie obsession and mentioned Howl's Moving Castle. Well this darling friend, Mrs Hepburn, asked me if I had read the book and as I had not, loaned me her copy to take home. This was just before my wedding and it is with joy that I remember reading the last few pages the morning of my wedding. I was in love. So in love that I keep buying copies and giving them to my friends to read. It was the perfect way to start that day and I have even re-read the book several times since.

I was exceptionally sad when I heard she passed away back in 2011. I remember that I had just finished reading Enchanted Glass, one of her last two books. It made myself and Mr Mine both exceptionally sad knowing that these new worlds that we were falling in love with would remain mysterious. Her books always left me with wanting more. More adventures, more history about the land they were set in, more, more, more. I suppose it's the same with any series that comes to an end. You don't want to have to say goodbye to your new friends. You want to keep following them on their journey's like in the Neverending Story. I'm grateful that she did manage to write so many books in her lifetime and I am looking forward to all the new adventures.

Diana Wynne Jones Books: books I've read or own

SERIES
Howl's Moving Castle
Castle in the Air
House of Many Ways

The Chronicles of Chrestomanci:
The Lives of Christopher Chant #1
Conrad's Fate #2
Charmed Life #3
The Magicians of Caprona #4
Witch's Week #5
Mixed Magics: Four Tales of Chrestomanci #5a-5b
The Pinhoe Egg #6
Stealer of Souls: World Book Day Edition (chrestomanci #2.5)


The Dark Lord of Derkholm (#1)
Year of the Griffin (Derkholm #2)

Deep Secret (Magids #1)
The Merlin Conspiracy (Magids #2)

Cart and Cwidder (Dalemark Quartet #1)
Drowned Ammet (Dalemark Quartet #2)
The Spellcoats (Dalemark Quartet #3)
The Crown of Dalemark (Dalemark Quartet #4)

INDIVIDUAL Dogsbody
Fire and Hemlock
Enchanted Glass
A Tale of Time City
The Tough Guide to Fantasyland
Unexpected Magic: Collected Stories
Archer's Goon
Hexwood
The Game
Eight Days of Luke
The Homeward Bounders
Power of Three
The Ogre Downstairs
Black Maria - (also titled Aunt Maria)
A Sudden Wild Magic
Witch's Business
Earwig and the Witch
The Time of the Ghost
Changeover
The Skiver's Guide
Puss in Boots
Digital Dreams
Firebirds: An Anthology of Original Fantasy and Science Fiction
Firebirds Rising: An Anthology of Original Science Fiction and Fantasy
Stopping for a Spell
Believing is Seeing: Seven Stories
The Dragon Book: Magical Tales from the Masters of Modern Fantasy
Hidden Turnings: A Collection of Stories Through Time and Space
Fantasy Stories
Warlock at the Wheel and Other Stories
Everard's Ride
Spellbound: Fantasy Stories - collection of story chapters.
Minor Arcana
Yes Dear 
Wild Robert
Reflections: On the Magic of Writing