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Diana Wynne Jones spent her childhood in Essex and has been writing fantasy novels for children since 1973. With her unique combination of magic, humour and imagination, she has been enthralling children and adults with her work ever since. She won the Guardian Award in 1977 with Charmed Life, was runner-up for the Children's Book Award in 1981, and was twice runner-up for the Carnegie Medal. She is married with three sons, and lives in Bristol with her husband.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Impressive, February 17, 2002

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This review is from: The Crown of Dalemark (Dalemark Quartet, Book 4) (Paperback)

In my mind, a good book is one that's hard to forget, one that you think about long after you finish it. If you agree and enjoy fantasy, then this book is definitely one you will want to look into. I read the first three Dalemark books before this one, so by the time I got to it, I was almost in a frenzy to finish it. When I did, I had to sit around for a long time afterward, just thinking about what I'd read. I always say that any book that can be described as "heartbreaking" is not for me, but I really, really liked this book, though that description is still apt. (I cried when I read it, but hey, that's me.)

Another thing I really enjoy about Diana Wynne Jones' books is that they are like giant puzzles, and they don't quite fit until the very end, and everything just locks into place. In this respect you can liken them to the Harry Potter novels, so if you have read them but are unfamiliar with Diana Wynne Jones you may want to try this.

Though the size of the book is formidable, it is one that makes you want to read it more than once, and one that is just as impressive, just as heartbreaking, and just as wonderful every time. Read this quartet. And then read all her other books. You'll be doing yourself a favor.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best One, October 29, 2003

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This review is from: The Crown of Dalemark (Dalemark Quartet, Book 4) (Paperback)

I thought The Crown of Dalemark was easily the best book in the Dalemark quartet. But dont get me wrong, they are all very good. This book has lots of adventure, and lots of wit. Mitt might be one of my favorite characters ever! If you are thinking about reading this book (which you should) you should definitely read the first three books in the quartet (Cart and Cwidder, Drowned Amment, The Spellcoats) to understand what is going on, but I think you can still understand it without reading the third. Try Diana's other books to, but this one, in my opinion, is the best!

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5.0 out of 5 stars THIS IS BETTER THAN HARRY POTTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, December 9, 2001

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This review is from: The Crown of Dalemark (Dalemark Quartet, Bk. 4) (Book 4) (Paperback)

I read this book two months ago, and I am still rereading it over and over. It is the saddest, sweetest, funniest, adventurest book I have ever read. This was the first book that made me cry. I think that it has changed my life and that it will be one of my favorite books of all time and on my list, it's tied with Harry Potter. Please read these books, they will change the way you look at life- Claire Tuley age 12

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4.0 out of 5 stars Love the Book -- not the ending
I thought that this book was an amazing conclusion to the Dalemark series, but the last chapter was rather disapointing. Read more

Published on July 28, 2004 by Kristen

5.0 out of 5 stars wow!
this i have to say is one of the best books i have ever read. i read all four books, and i loved them. i was so upset when i finally finished it. Read more

Published on January 30, 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing, fantasic, marvelous, splendid, delightful, sad!
This is, without question, a classic. Set in Dalemark, a fantasy country divided down the middle into North and South, Noreth, who claims to be the One's daughter, sets out to... Read more

Published on November 24, 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars This is undoubtably the best book in the series!
I absolutely adore this book. The series itself is kind of weak, but this as a concluding volume brings back all the characters from the previous three and introduces Maewen, a... Read more

Published on November 22, 2001

4.0 out of 5 stars Solid conclusion to a fine YA Fantasy series
_The Crown of Dalemark_ is the concluding volume of the Dalemark Quartet. Oddly, this book didn't appear until 14 years after the last of the preceding three: in 1993. Read more

Published on September 28, 2001 by Richard R. Horton

5.0 out of 5 stars Really really really good!
Well, I must say, the first three were okay. I don't know, I don't think I needed to have read them at all. Read more

Published on February 25, 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is so great
i finished this book about a year ago and since then i have re-read it at least five times. in fact i have read just about every diana wynne jones book and she is one of my... Read more

Published on January 24, 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars enter the world of Diana Wynne Jones- you'll want to stay
Diana Wynne Jones has the ability to draw you completely into her world, engage you absolutely with her characters, and carry you along on her story, so that, reaching the end,... Read more

Published on November 6, 1999 by Auntie Di

5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful!
i just finished this book this morning. i was so upset when i got done because i wanted to keep on reading. i read all the series. i read cart and cwidder in 5 days. Read more

Published on October 18, 1999

3.0 out of 5 stars DWJ... when she is good, she is very very good
But this, I'm afraid, is not among her best. Tying off the Dalemark series years later, long after the original readers (this one included) had grown up, this book is a little... Read more

Published on October 16, 1999

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THE EARL OF HANNART arrived in Aberath two days before Midsummer. Read the first page

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baggage roll, pickled cherries, green cart, green roads

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Earl Keril, Amil the Great, Diana Wynne, Old Ammet, Major Alksen, Duke of Kernsburgh, Navis Haddsson, King Hern, Lord Stair, Noreth of Kredindale, Tannoreth Palace, Earth Shaker, Noreth Onesdaughter, Hestefan the Singer, North Dales, Holy Islands, King's Road, Libby Beer, Earl of Dropwater, Gardale Valley, King's Way, Alk's Irons, Earl Hadd, Earl Luthan, King Street

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