The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 9 books · 1977 to 2008

Diana Wynne Jones

RomanceFantasyChildren’sRomantasyComic fantasyMiddle-grade fantasy

Diana Wynne Jones wrote witty, inventive fantasy for children and adults. Chrestomanci is the title of the nine-lived enchanter who polices magic across many worlds; Howl's Moving Castle follows Sophie, turned old by a witch's curse.

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Diana Wynne Jones books in order

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Chrestomanci

6 books · Set in the Related Worlds · story order differsMiddle-grade fantasyComic fantasy
  1. 1Charmed Life1977With Cat ChantBuy on Amazon
  2. 2The Magicians of Caprona1980Buy on Amazon
  3. 3Witch Week1982Buy on Amazon
  4. 4The Lives of Christopher Chant1988With Christopher ChantBuy on Amazon
  5. 5Conrad's Fate2005With Conrad TesdinicBuy on Amazon
  6. 6The Pinhoe Egg2006With Cat ChantBuy on Amazon

Howl's Castle

3 books · Set in IngaryMiddle-grade fantasyRomantasy
  1. 1Howl's Moving Castle1986With Sophie HatterBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Castle in the Air1990With AbdullahBuy on Amazon
  3. 3House of Many Ways2008With Charmain BakerBuy on Amazon

Characters

9 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

The Related Worlds

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