DianaWynneJones

• Welsh
  
• Kid during WorldWarTwo?
  
• Book (and TV): Archer's Goon
  
• Book: HowlsMovingCastle (and now Anime, to be released in Europe starting early 2005)
  
• Book: Oh!  Sirius-the-dog/star is actually called Dogsbody.  And written by her too.
  
• AC's favourites of her books are Hexwood and A Tale of Time City.
  
• SusanWakeling's favourites include most of them, there's at least twenty....Particular highlights are Hexwood (mind-bending), Howl's moving castle, A Tale of Time city, Homeward bounders, the power of three and the Dalemark quartet. Wouldn't overly recommend the day of the griffin.
  

Do you mean 'The Year of the Griffin?' I really rather liked that, and its prequel, 'The Dark Lord of Derkholm' - they're set in the world where the fantasy tours she wrote about (The Tough Guide to Fantasyland, I think) take place - SunKitten

Yes, I do, the Dark Lord of Derkholm was cool, but I think by her standards the Year of the Griffin was a bit slow moving. Not bad, just not as good, anyway it's a couple of years since I read it.

Fair enough. Have you read 'Fire and Hemlock'? I really liked that. And 'Howl's Moving Castle' is also one of my favourites, as is 'Deep Magic'. I'm so looking forward to the film of 'Howl's Moving Castle' :) - SunKitten

Fire And Hemlock was rather fine. I'm surprised no-one has mentioned one of my favourites - 'Time of the Ghost'. Or am I being weird in liking it ? ;) I'm also looking forward to Miyazaki's vision of Howl. You never know, it might get a cinema release in the UK before the end of 2006. --Jay

I haven't read 'Time of the Ghost,' I'm afraid - SunKitten

Fire and hemlock is very cool, Time of the Ghost is very-wierd and different but cool, quite short as well I believe. -- SusanWakeling

Maybe.. I'm not sure. I know I very much enjoyed it, not too long ago. But it is more humour and less 'ooh' than Fire and Hemlock, which is excellent - SunKitten