“Diana Wynne Jones ought to be crowned with coloured garlands because she is the best writer of magical fantasy for children in this country” – Evening Standard“Diana Wynne Jones is, quite simply, the best writer of magic there is, for readers of any age.” – Neil Gaiman“…Her hallmarks include laugh-aloud humour, plenty of magic and imaginative array of alternate worlds. Yet, at the same time, a great seriousness is present in all of her novels,a sense of urgency that links Jones’s most outrageous plots to her readers’ hopes and fears…” Publishers Weekly