lsanderson | Diana Wynne Jones obituary

Renowned children's fantasy and science-fiction author with a dedicated following

Diana Wynne Jones at her home in Bristol. Photograph: Jeff Morgan

Like many good writers, Diana Wynne Jones, who has died aged 76 of cancer, worked for long years in relative obscurity, in her case sustained as a children's fantasy author by a modestly sized but devoted young readership. That obscurity provided the freedom to develop her own voice without the distractions of having to build on perceived success. By the time real success found her, in Jones's case almost by chance, she was a mature writer with a solid and varied body of work that was ready to be appreciated by a much bigger new audience. More

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