Celebrate Diana Wynne Jones!
A place where readers and fans can share their favorite DWJ books, quotes, stories, characters, covers, memories, interviews -- you name it! With contributions from her publishers all over the world.
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I don’t hold with it,” said the great green dragon. “No living creature has the right to claim wisdom. There is always more to find out.Dark Lord of Derkholm, Diana Wynne Jones
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Photo reblogged from godfreyescota
There was this time when my girlfriend always told stories from the book Dark Lord of Derkholm, I really don’t have any idea about the book, but was quite fascinated when she described the griffins, and all those other weird animals in it. I decided to make some fan art and this is what I came up with (to color soon,I wish).
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Various covers for Dark Lord of Derkholm (which was called The Dark Lord of Derkholm in the UK).
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A summation of some of DWJ’s best — including Dogsbody and Fire and Hemock, of course!.
“She creates lovely, inventive worlds, spins plots that are so dizzyingly complex that they make your head spin – except that they’re not hard at all to follow.”
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Photo reblogged from FUCK YEAH, DWJ!
Derkholm Kids, by NetRaptor
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“Jones created complex worlds with a light touch. And she did it with an affection for her characters that transfers well to the reader.”
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A blogger’s tribute to her top five DWJ books — some surprising choices!
“Hilarity, emotion, romance…this book has it all (which can pretty much be said about every book she’s ever written).”
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An excellent overview of Diana’s “series” books (excluding Dalemark).
“Jones very rarely writes straight up sequels, follow-ups are more like tangents.”
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An interview done in conjunction with Greenwillow’s publication of Year of the Griffin. (The last line will be familiar to you.)
“I don’t write for anyone particularly. I find if I have a specific person in mind, it makes me too self-conscious to write — and the same goes for a larger audience.”
