I too, remain a huge fan and indebted to Ms Wynne Jones. As a 'young adult' to me she was a voice of sharp maternal wisdom in a crazy world.
I would like to suggest, though, that when it comes to the likes of Philip Pullman, Diana Wynne Jones has real staying power. I can remember being all of 12 and reading Fire and Hemlock in school, thinking I'd just discovered this amazing new fantasy writer only to have half my teachers tell me they remembered reading it when they were my age or reading it to their kids. To me, that's real greatness: she keeps on being rediscovered and is still fresh and exciting in a way I don't feel with Mr Pullman's work or - as much as I am a huge fan - some of Ms Rowlings writing.
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I would like to suggest, though, that when it comes to the likes of Philip Pullman, Diana Wynne Jones has real staying power. I can remember being all of 12 and reading Fire and Hemlock in school, thinking I'd just discovered this amazing new fantasy writer only to have half my teachers tell me they remembered reading it when they were my age or reading it to their kids. To me, that's real greatness: she keeps on being rediscovered and is still fresh and exciting in a way I don't feel with Mr Pullman's work or - as much as I am a huge fan - some of Ms Rowlings writing.