Diana Wynne Jones

Diana Wynne Jones (1934–2011) was a British novelist, poet, academic and literary critic who wrote mostly speculative fiction for children and young adults. Her best-known books include the Chrestomanci series, the Dalemark Quartet, the Howl's Moving Castle trilogy, Dark Lord of Derkholm and The Tough Guide to Fantasyland. Her stories are usually called fantasy, though many also borrow from science fiction, with time travel and parallel worlds, alongside plain realism. She died in 2011.