Diana Wynne Jones

[beth_shulman]

"If only people then had read a little more fantasy, they would have known Hitler for a dark lord."

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[thequeenmademe.livejournal.com]

(The quote is good though, agreed.)

[beth-shulman.livejournal.com]

Oh gosh I love her. Try the Chrestomanci books. Or Dark Lord of Derkholm and Year of the Griffin. The last two especially are more complex. (I never thought so many plot threads could be resolved so well. I totally get why she and MWT appreciate each other.)

She's definitely not epic fantasy, though. More like irreverant, optimistic fantasy. But she's funny and light reading and she will never fail to make me laugh when I'm reading one of her books.