Diana Wynne Jones, rest in peace

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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.

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I haven't read Dogsbody, but it seems to have been the first for several people, want to check it out...I'm almost glad I haven't read much of her work, because it means I've got a lot to look forward to, but knowing there won't be any more (or any more sequels to Howl's...) is sad...