History Creator / DianaWynneJones

* AdultsAreUseless: There were a lot of examples of this, based on both her own experience and a subversion of the common trope of parents who seem to be seeking AchievementsInIgnorance

* {{Mythology}}:

** There are a lot more example of this, and most things she wrote took a little bit from mythology

* AbusiveParents: Wynne-Jones is on record as saying she based the mostly-neglectful parents in her fiction on her own

* LifeImitatesArt: DWJ often talked about what she writes coming true to her

* ParentalNeglect: This was based a little bit on her own experiences, and a little bit to subvert the common trope of CaptainOblivious parents

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She was diagnosed with cancer but decided to stop chemotherapy in 2010, and died in March 2011.

Diana Wynne Jones was a British author of fantasy, mostly of the Young Adult variety. Noted for her intricate plotting with frequent uses of ThePlan, high-energy dialogue, and relentlessly [[{{DeadpanSnarker}} British]] [[{{Lampshading}} wit]]. She is probably best known for ''Literature/HowlsMovingCastle'' (which was turned into a very successful [[Anime/HowlsMovingCastle animated movie]] by HayaoMiyazaki), and her ''Literature/{{Chrestomanci}}'' series, but she has an extensive catalog of novels and short stories.

* ''TheOgreDownstairs''

* ''TheMagids''

* ''TheHomewardBounders''

* ''FireAndHemlock''

* ''EnchantedGlass''

* ''EightDaysOfLuke''

* ''{{Dogsbody}}''

* ''DarkLordOfDerkholm''
** ''Dark Lord Of Derkholm''
** ''Year of the Griffin''

'''Diana Wynne Jones''' was a British author of fantasy, mostly of the Young Adult variety. Noted for her intricate plotting with frequent uses of ThePlan, high-energy dialogue, and relentlessly [[{{DeadpanSnarker}} British]] [[{{Lampshading}} wit]]. She is probably best known for ''Literature/HowlsMovingCastle'' (which was turned into a very successful [[Anime/HowlsMovingCastle animated movie]] by HayaoMiyazaki), and her ''Literature/{{Chrestomanci}}'' series, but she has an extensive catalog of novels and short stories.

'''Diana Wynne Jones''' was a British author of fantasy, mostly of the Young Adult variety. Noted for her intricate plotting with frequent uses of ThePlan, high-energy dialogue, and relentlessly [[{{DeadpanSnarker}} British]] [[{{Lampshading}} wit]].

* ''TheDalemarkQuartet''

!! Series:

* TheMagids
** ''Deep Secret''
** ''The Merlin Conspiracy''
* ''[[Literature/HowlsMovingCastle Castle]]'' or ''Wizard's Castle''
** ''Literature/HowlsMovingCastle''
** ''Literature/CastleInTheAir''
** ''Literature/HouseOfManyWays''

!! Stand-alone novels:
* ''[[Literature/ArchersGoon Archer's Goon]]''
* ''Literature/BlackMaria'' (aka ''Aunt Maria'')
* ''Literature/{{Changeover}}''

* ''The Game'' (novella)

* ''TheOgreDownstairs''

* ''Puss In Boots''

* ''Literature/ATaleOfTimeCity''

!! Misc.:
* ''Literature/TheToughGuideToFantasyland'': An [[AffectionateParody affectionately parodic]] encyclopedia of standard fantasy elements, which reads like an undiscovered section of this wiki (or possibly vice versa).

* ''{{Hexwood}}''

* ''ATaleOfTimeCity''

* ''BlackMaria'' (aka ''Aunt Maria'')

* ''TheToughGuideToFantasyland'': An [[AffectionateParody affectionately parodic]] encyclopedia of standard fantasy elements, which reads like an undiscovered section of this wiki (or possibly vice versa).

* ''{{Chrestomanci}}'' (or ''The Chronicles of Chrestomanci'')

* ''{{Changeover}}''

* ''WildRobert''
* ''WilkinsTooth'' (aka ''Witch's Business'' in the US)

* ''TheTimeOfTheGhost''

DianaWynneJones was a British author of fantasy, mostly of the Young Adult variety. Noted for her intricate plotting with frequent uses of ThePlan, high-energy dialogue, and relentlessly [[{{DeadpanSnarker}} British]] [[{{Lampshading}} wit]].

* ''ASuddenWildMagic''