![]() ![]() It was her collected series’ that would really establish her name as an author though, most notably with Howl’s Moving Castle, which would come out in 1986, spawning a trilogy of the same name. ![]() Soon after her first novel she would go on to release Wilkins’ Tooth, bringing it out in 1973, which would see her starting to aim her books at younger readers. Using slapstick and witty observations within her work, she would comment on various deeper issues, giving many of her novels underlying themes and ideas that were important to her. Publishing her first book in 1970, with a book titled Changeover, it was a novel aimed primarily at adults looking at the past of the British Empire. Jones would start writing in the sixties, mostly as a method of escapism during her adult life, leading to her developing a passion for it. Echoes of her style can still be seen today, along with adaptations of her work, and the manner in which she impacted fantasy as a whole. Leaving behind a long and illustrious body of work, she really did shape the genre into something else, transporting her audience to far and distant lands. With an idiosyncratic voice that inspired readers and writers both young and old alike, she really was a singular presence during her time. ![]() As an Amazon Associate I earn money from qualifying purchasesīritish fantasy fiction wouldn’t be where it currently is today without the work of Diana Wynne Jones, creating some of the most imaginative novels of the genre. ![]()
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