"Rest in Peace, Diana Wynne Jones. You shone like a star. The funniest, wisest, writer & the finest friend. I miss you."
Neil Gaiman

"Her death robs the children's literary world of one of its most brilliantly distinctive voices."
Nicholas Tucker, Times obituary

"Jones's fiction is relevant, subversive, witty and highly enjoyable, while also having a distinctly dark streak and a constant awareness of how unreliable the real world can seem."
Christopher Priest, Guardian obituary

"One of this country's most talented and inventive writers of speculative fiction...By her death her status as the doyenne of fantasy writers was not in dispute."
Charlie Butler, Independent obituary