Check out the books that inspired the animation in this magical three-book collection.ĭeciding she has nothing more to lose, Sophie makes her way to the moving castle that hovers on the hills above her town, Market Chipping. The first book in the series has even been loosely adapted into a 2004 Japanese animated fantasy film by Studio Ghibli of the same name, which was critically acclaimed and nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. The series, also known as the Howl or Moving Castle series, consists of three fantastical titles: Howl’s Moving Castle (1986), Castle in the Air (1990), and House of Many Ways (2008).
She is most famous for her collection of children and young adult series, most notably The Land of Ingary series. Neil Gaiman called her ‘the best writer of Magic there is’.Diana Wynne Jones is the mastermind of fantasy fiction for ages 9-14. Jones’s numerous awards include the Guardian Award for Children’s Fiction, two Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards and a Life Achievement Award at the World Fantasy Convention 2007. It broke all box-office records in Japan at the time and was nominated for an Oscar. In 2004 Howl’s Moving Castle was made into an animated film by Hayao Miyazaki for Studio Ghibli, Japan.
Among Jones’s best-loved books are the Chrestomanci series and Howl’s Moving Castle and its two sequels. Her magical adventures have enthralled children and adults ever since. She never ceased writing, and from 1973 onwards published many titles, which have been released worldwide in 30 languages. She and her two sisters were deprived of books but, armed with a vivid imagination and an insatiable appetite for stories, Jones wrote them herself to read to her sisters. Her family moved frequently, finally settling in rural Essex. Diana Wynne Jones had an unsettled childhood against the background of the Second World War.
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