Diana Wynne Jones, rest in peace

[xparrot]

2011 is not shaping up to be a good year for creators I love. DWJ's passing isn't unexpected, but it's still sad. I didn't actually discover her until I was an adult, which is a shame because I know I would have adored her as a child. And all the same, the first of hers I read, Howl's Moving Castle, was the first book I'd read in years that upon finishing it, I wanted to do nothing more than flip to the beginning and read it all over again.

But she was writing up until the end, and produced a fabulous body of work (much of which I still have waiting for me to read) and was beloved by folks who know good fantasy everywhere - there are worse epitaphs.

Comments

A loss of magic ...

[beautifuljoe.livejournal.com]

... and the way she let it enhance a story rather than drive it! I just reviewed Enchanted Glass for Audiofile magazine (the audio version slightly delayed as is sometimes the case) and so have had heard her words in my head very recently. That book is about how the passing of an older generation who maintained a magical "field of care" calls upon a younger generation to carry on.

in this world I guess that's you. Write on! Best legacy.

Re: A loss of magic ...

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

Haven't read that one, must check it out - yes, she had a wonderful sense of magic, of making it part of the world she created, maybe not realistic, but convincing...