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Diana Wynne Jones Books in Order

Find every Diana Wynne Jones book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 76 books / 12 series

British author Diana Wynne Jones is best known for the *Howl’s Moving Castle* series and the *Chrestomanci* books. Her works have sold millions worldwide and earned the World Fantasy Award for Lifetime Achievement. This page provides the Diana Wynne Jones books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All Diana Wynne Jones Books in Chronological Order

1958 The Sherwood Ring(By: Elizabeth Marie Pope) POoMB / 1 Buy
1962 The Seventh Swan(By: Nicholas Stuart Gray) POoMB / 2 Buy
1970 Changeover POoSN / 1 Buy
1971 The Dragon Hoard(By: Tanith Lee,Graham Oakley) POoMB / 3 Buy
1973 Wilkins' Tooth / Witch's Business POoSN / 2 Buy
1973 The Throme of the Erril of Sherill(By: Patricia A. McKillip) POoMB / 4 Buy
1974 The Ogre Downstairs POoSN / 3 Buy
1974 The Perilous Gard(By: Elizabeth Marie Pope) POoMB / 5 Buy
1974 The Magic Three of Solatia(By: Jane Yolen) POoMB / 6 Buy
1975 Cart and Cwidder POoTDQB / 1 Buy
1975 Dogsbody POoSN / 4 Buy
1975 Eight Days of Luke POoSN / 5 Buy
1976 Power of Three POoMB / 7 Buy
1976 Time Piper(By: Delia Huddy) POoMB / 8 Buy
1976 The Dark Lord of Pengersick(By: Richard Carlyon) POoMB / 9 Buy
1977 Charmed Life POoCB / 1 Buy
1977 Drowned Ammet POoTDQB / 2 Buy
1977 East of Midnight(By: Tanith Lee) POoMB / 10 Buy
1978 Who Got Rid of Angus Flint? POoPB / 1 Buy
1978 The Devil on the Road(By: Robert Westall) POoMB / 11 Buy
1979 The Spellcoats POoTDQB / 3 Buy
1979 The Ash Staff(By: Paul R. Fisher) POoMB / 12 Buy
1979 Tulku(By: Peter Dickinson) POoMB / 13 Buy
1980 The Four Grannies POoSN / 6 Buy
1980 The Magicians of Caprona POoMB / 14 Buy
1980 The Princess and the Thorn(By: Paul R. Fisher) POoMB / 15 Buy
1981 The Time of the Ghost POoSN / 7 Buy
1981 The Homeward Bounders POoSN / 8 Buy
1981 Mont Cant Gold(By: Paul R. Fisher) POoMB / 16 Buy
1982 Witch Week POoCB / 3 Buy
1984 Warlock at the Wheel and Other Stories POoSSC / 1 Buy
1984 The Skiver's Guide POoNB / 1 Buy
1984 Archer's Goon POoSN / 9 Buy
1984 The Hawks of Fellheath(By: Paul R. Fisher) POoMB / 17 Buy
1985 Fire and Hemlock POoSN / 10 Buy
1985 Talking to Dragons(By: Patricia C. Wrede) POoMB / 18 Buy
1985 The Last Days of the Edge of the World(By: Brian M. Stableford) POoMB / 19 Buy
1986 Howl's Moving Castle POoHCB / 1 Buy
1987 A Tale of Time City POoSN / 11 Buy
1988 The Lives of Christopher Chant POoCB / 4 Buy
1989 Chair Person POoSN / 12 Buy
1989 Wild Robert POoSN / 13 Buy
1990 Castle in the Air POoHCB / 2 Buy
1991 Aunt Maria / Black Maria POoSN / 14 Buy
1992 Yes Dear POoPB / 2 Buy
1992 A Sudden Wild Magic POoSN / 15 Buy
1993 Stopping for a Spell POoSSC / 2 Buy
1993 The Crown of Dalemark POoTDQB / 4 Buy
1993 Hexwood POoSN / 16 Buy
1995 Everard's Ride POoSN / 17 Buy
1996 The Tough Guide to Fantasyland POoNB / 2 Buy
1996 Minor Arcana POoSSC / 3 Buy
1997 Deep Secret POoMB / 1 Buy
1998 Dark Lord of Derkholm POoDB / 1 Buy
1999 Believing Is Seeing POoSSC / 4 Buy
1999 Puss in Boots POoSN / 18 Buy
2000 Mixed Magics: Four Tales of Chrestomanci POoCC / 1 Buy
2000 Year of the Griffin POoDB / 2 Buy
2000 Stealer of Souls POoSN / 19 Buy
2002 Unexpected Magic POoSSC / 5 Buy
2003 The Merlin Conspiracy POoMB / 2 Buy
2004 Howl's Moving Castle Picture Book POoHMCFGN / 1 Buy
2004 Howl's Moving Castle, Vol. 1 POoHMCFGN / 2 Buy
2005 Howl's Moving Castle, Vol. 2 POoHMCFGN / 3 Buy
2005 Howl's Moving Castle, Vol. 3 POoHMCFGN / 4 Buy
2005 Conrad's Fate POoCB / 5 Buy
2005 Howl's Moving Castle, Vol. 4 POoHMCFGN / 5 Buy
2006 The Pinhoe Egg POoCB / 6 Buy
2006 Enna Hittims POoSN / 20 Buy
2007 The Game POoSN / 21 Buy
2008 House of Many Ways POoHCB / 3 Buy
2010 Enchanted Glass POoSN / 22 Buy
2011 Earwig and the Witch POoSN / 23 Buy
2012 Reflections POoNB / 3 Buy
2012 Vile Visitors POoSSC / 6 Buy
2014 The Islands of Chaldea(With: Ursula Jones) POoSN / 24 Buy

Diana Wynne Jones Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

Standalone Books in Reading Order 24 books / 1970-2014
01 Changeover 1970 Buy
02 Wilkins' Tooth / Witch's Business 1973 Buy
03 The Ogre Downstairs 1974 Buy
04 Dogsbody 1975 Buy
05 Eight Days of Luke 1975 Buy
06 The Four Grannies 1980 Buy
07 The Time of the Ghost 1981 Buy
08 The Homeward Bounders 1981 Buy
09 Archer's Goon 1984 Buy
10 Fire and Hemlock 1985 Buy
11 A Tale of Time City 1987 Buy
12 Chair Person 1989 Buy
13 Wild Robert 1989 Buy
14 Aunt Maria / Black Maria 1991 Buy
15 A Sudden Wild Magic 1992 Buy
16 Hexwood 1993 Buy
17 Everard's Ride 1995 Buy
18 Puss in Boots 1999 Buy
19 Stealer of Souls 2000 Buy
20 Enna Hittims 2006 Buy
21 The Game 2007 Buy
22 Enchanted Glass 2010 Buy
23 Earwig and the Witch 2011 Buy
24 The Islands of Chaldea(With: Ursula Jones) 2014 Buy
01 Charmed Life 1977 Buy
03 Witch Week 1982 Buy
04 The Lives of Christopher Chant 1988 Buy
05 Conrad's Fate 2005 Buy
06 The Pinhoe Egg 2006 Buy
01 Mixed Magics: Four Tales of Chrestomanci 2000 Buy
01 Cart and Cwidder 1975 Buy
02 Drowned Ammet 1977 Buy
03 The Spellcoats 1979 Buy
04 The Crown of Dalemark 1993 Buy
MagicQuest Books in Reading Order 19 books / 1958-1985
01 The Sherwood Ring(By: Elizabeth Marie Pope) 1958 Buy
02 The Seventh Swan(By: Nicholas Stuart Gray) 1962 Buy
03 The Dragon Hoard(By: Tanith Lee,Graham Oakley) 1971 Buy
04 The Throme of the Erril of Sherill(By: Patricia A. McKillip) 1973 Buy
05 The Perilous Gard(By: Elizabeth Marie Pope) 1974 Buy
06 The Magic Three of Solatia(By: Jane Yolen) 1974 Buy
07 Power of Three 1976 Buy
08 Time Piper(By: Delia Huddy) 1976 Buy
09 The Dark Lord of Pengersick(By: Richard Carlyon) 1976 Buy
10 East of Midnight(By: Tanith Lee) 1977 Buy
11 The Devil on the Road(By: Robert Westall) 1978 Buy
12 The Ash Staff(By: Paul R. Fisher) 1979 Buy
13 Tulku(By: Peter Dickinson) 1979 Buy
14 The Magicians of Caprona 1980 Buy
15 The Princess and the Thorn(By: Paul R. Fisher) 1980 Buy
16 Mont Cant Gold(By: Paul R. Fisher) 1981 Buy
17 The Hawks of Fellheath(By: Paul R. Fisher) 1984 Buy
18 Talking to Dragons(By: Patricia C. Wrede) 1985 Buy
19 The Last Days of the Edge of the World(By: Brian M. Stableford) 1985 Buy
01 Howl's Moving Castle Picture Book 2004 Buy
02 Howl's Moving Castle, Vol. 1 2004 Buy
03 Howl's Moving Castle, Vol. 2 2005 Buy
04 Howl's Moving Castle, Vol. 3 2005 Buy
05 Howl's Moving Castle, Vol. 4 2005 Buy
01 Warlock at the Wheel and Other Stories 1984 Buy
02 Stopping for a Spell 1993 Buy
03 Minor Arcana 1996 Buy
04 Believing Is Seeing 1999 Buy
05 Unexpected Magic 2002 Buy
06 Vile Visitors 2012 Buy
Derkholm Books in Reading Order 2 books / 1998-2000
01 Dark Lord of Derkholm 1998 Buy
02 Year of the Griffin 2000 Buy
01 Howl's Moving Castle 1986 Buy
02 Castle in the Air 1990 Buy
03 House of Many Ways 2008 Buy
01 The Skiver's Guide 1984 Buy
02 The Tough Guide to Fantasyland 1996 Buy
03 Reflections 2012 Buy
Magids Books in Reading Order 2 books / 1997-2003
01 Deep Secret 1997 Buy
02 The Merlin Conspiracy 2003 Buy
Picture Books in Reading Order 2 books / 1978-1992
01 Who Got Rid of Angus Flint? 1978 Buy
02 Yes Dear 1992 Buy

Where to start with Diana Wynne Jones

What is the best order to read Diana Wynne Jones books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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