Diana Wynne Jones Books in Order
61 books are credited to Diana Wynne Jones, published between 1970 and 2014; 3 of them appeared after Diana Wynne Jones's death in 2011. The first book is Changeover (1970) and the newest is The Islands of Chaldea (2014). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 61
- Published
- 1970–2014
- Confirmed
- 59 of 61 titles
- Pages on record
- 13,712 in 54 of 61 books
- Reading time
- 229–343 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 13,712 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 54 of 61 titles with a page count on record.
Diana Wynne Jones (16 August 1934 to 26 March 2011) was a British novelist, poet, academic, critic and short story writer. The speculative fiction of Diana Wynne Jones for children and young adults is usually called fantasy but draws on science fiction ideas such as time travel and parallel universes, along with realism. The Chrestomanci heptalogy, the Dalemark Quartet, the Moving Castle trilogy, Dark Lord of Derkholm and The Tough Guide to Fantasyland rank among the best-known works. The catalogue lists 61 books, from Changeover (1970) and The Ogre Downstairs (1974) to The Islands of Chaldea (2014). Magic, witches and wizards run through the subjects.
The Chrestomanci series is set across multiple parallel worlds, each with a different level of magic. Chrestomanci is a powerful enchanter responsible for maintaining the balance of magic across these worlds, and each book introduces new characters and events within that setting.
How many Diana Wynne Jones books are there?
Diana Wynne Jones has 61 books, released between 1970 and 2014. 3 of them were published after Diana Wynne Jones's death in 2011. They include 7 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.
Diana Wynne Jones Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 61 Diana Wynne Jones books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 119702563/4
- 21973–3/4
- 319741823/4
- 419752223/4
- 519752723/4
- 619752083/4
- 719762883/4
- 819771803/4
- 919773363/4
- 101978643/4
- 1119793043/4
- 121980793/4
- 1319802884/4
- 1419812913/4
- 1519812563/4
- 1619822883/4
- 171984963/4
- 18Warlock at the Wheel and Other StoriesDiana Wynne Jones Short Story #11984 · 156 pages · confirmed 3/419841563/4
- 191984–3/4
- 2019854203/4
- 2119863363/4
- 2219873363/4
- 2319882403/4
- 2419891053/4
- 2519891003/4
- 2619903043/4
- 2719912883/4
- 281992323/4
- 2919923803/4
- 3019931443/4
- 3119934863/4
- 321993–3/4
- 3319953033/4
- 3419962343/4
- 3519962873/4
- 3619973843/4
- 3719983363/4
- 3819991653/4
- 391999963/4
- 4020001933/4
- 4120002723/4
- 42Mixed Magics2000 · 170 pages · confirmed 1/420001701/4
- 432000803/4
- 4420025903/4
- 452003–3/4
- 46Howl's Moving Castle Picture BookHowl's Moving Castle Film Graphic Novels with Hayao Miyazaki #12004 · 184 pages · confirmed 3/420041843/4
- 47Howl's Moving Castle, Vol. 1Howl's Moving Castle Film Graphic Novels with Hayao Miyazaki #22004 · 167 pages · confirmed 3/420041673/4
- 48Howl's Moving Castle, Vol. 2Howl's Moving Castle Film Graphic Novels with Hayao Miyazaki #32005 · 176 pages · confirmed 3/420051763/4
- 49Howl's Moving Castle, Vol. 3Howl's Moving Castle Film Graphic Novels with Hayao Miyazaki #42005 · confirmed 3/42005–3/4
- 5020053753/4
- 51Howl's Moving Castle, Vol. 4Howl's Moving Castle Film Graphic Novels with Hayao Miyazaki #52005 · 176 pages · confirmed 3/420051763/4
- 52Conrad’s Fate2005 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/420053521/4
- 5320064643/4
- 542006723/4
- 5520071793/4
- 5620084163/4
- 5720103363/4
- 582011–3/4
- 5920124003/4
- 602012–3/4
- 6120143683/4
Diana Wynne Jones series and characters in order
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Chrestomanci books in order 7 books
Diana Wynne Jones books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.
Diana Wynne Jones Standalone Novels
24 books24 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Chrestomanci books in order
6 books by Diana Wynne JonesDiana Wynne Jones Short Story
6 books6 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Howl's Moving Castle Film Graphic Novels with Hayao Miyazaki in order
5 booksDalemark Quartet in order
4 booksDiana Wynne Jones Non-Fiction
3 books3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Howl's Castle in order
3 booksDiana Wynne Jones Picture in order
2 booksMagids in order
2 booksDerkholm in order
2 booksMagicQuest in order
2 booksStandalone books
2 books2 Diana Wynne Jones titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Diana Wynne Jones books in order?
You only need to read Diana Wynne Jones books in order within each series: the books listed here span 7 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Diana Wynne Jones
Start with Charmed Life (1977), the first Chrestomanci book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Changeover (1970).
What is the newest Diana Wynne Jones book?
The Islands of Chaldea (2014) is the newest Diana Wynne Jones book released so far.
Is there a new Diana Wynne Jones book coming?
No next Diana Wynne Jones book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Diana Wynne Jones has won
Wikidata records 7 awards and 19 nominations for Diana Wynne Jones. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement2007Won
- British Fantasy Awards1999Won
- Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature1999Wonfor Dark Lord of Derkholm
- Mythopoeic Awards1996Wonfor The Crown of Dalemark
- Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature1996Wonfor The Crown of Dalemark
- Zilveren Griffel1981Won
- Guardian Children's Fiction Prize1978Wonfor Charmed Life
- Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature2015Shortlistedfor The Islands of Chaldea
- Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book2011Shortlistedfor Enchanted Glass
- Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature2009Shortlistedfor House of Many Ways
- Locus Award for Best Novella2008Shortlistedfor The Game
- Locus Award for Best Novelette2007Shortlistedfor I'll Give You My Word
Diana Wynne Jones at a glance
- Died
- Diana Wynne Jones died in 2011, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Diana Wynne Jones are still being published after Diana Wynne Jones's death in 2011; the newest appeared in 2014.
- Release pace
- Diana Wynne Jones books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 13,712 pages across the 54 of 61 books with a recorded length, a median of 264 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Diana Wynne Jones books, 17 of 61, were published in the 2000s.
- Corroboration
- 1 of the 61 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 59 in at least three.
What the Diana Wynne Jones books are about
58 of the 61 Diana Wynne Jones books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 36 of 58. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 36 of 58 books
- Fantasy 33 of 58 books
- Magic 30 of 58 books
- Wizards 6 of 58 books
- Adventure stories 5 of 58 books
- Castles 5 of 58 books
- Family life 5 of 58 books
- Humor 5 of 58 books