Its not the nicest made Folio I own, or the rarest/most pricy, but as a book its excellently made and is the best realization of my favorite illustrations for my favorite poem. These are somewhat personal and idiosyncratic selections, but I chose all of them based not just on overall quality of book but rather books where the Folio Society edition in particular offered some unique quality that one can't get from any other offering. Limiting my consideration to books I own, Id have to settle on the two-volume Paradise Lost set with the John Martin mezzotints. Lovely set, and one of the most generous Folio editions when it comes to quantity of illustrations, which suit the work perfectly. As with Zarathustra, if you appreciate Wolfe there are not really any other games in town.įinally, the Gormenghast trilogy set in either printing (I think they are more or less the same other than the spine design, but I've only handled the version that I own, which is the more recent set with horizontal title text). At the time, it was the most I had ever spent on a single work, and it was the release that got me paying attention to Folio Society. I also generally prefer long novels to be split into several smaller volumes, and four books suits the work better than two (in addition to being how the works were originally released). Given the problems with the standard edition, I'm so glad I splurged on this when it came out. Excellent realization of one of my favorite novels. (The LEC edition is nicely printed and attractively designed but uses a terrible translation.) But that probably wouldn't happen even for a limited edition now, so what can you do? There are not really any other quality editions of Zarathustra, either. The only thing I would change is to upgrade the paper and print letterpress. Perfect illustrations, excellent translation, everything about the design is great. It's not the nicest made Folio I own, or the rarest/most pricy, but as a book it's excellently made and is the best realization of my favorite illustrations for my favorite poem. Limiting my consideration to books I own, I'd have to settle on the two-volume Paradise Lost set with the John Martin mezzotints. Neil Gaiman called her ‘the best writer of Magic there is’.This was surprisingly hard to choose. Jones’s numerous awards include the Guardian Award for Children’s Fiction, two Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards and a Life Achievement Award at the World Fantasy Convention 2007. It broke all box-office records in Japan at the time and was nominated for an Oscar. In 2004 Howl’s Moving Castle was made into an animated film by Hayao Miyazaki for Studio Ghibli, Japan. ![]() Among Jones’s best-loved books are the Chrestomanci series and Howl’s Moving Castle and its two sequels. Her magical adventures have enthralled children and adults ever since. ![]() FS released 46 SE books in 2022 (abridged below from the FSD wiki) compared to 45 SE books in 2021. You can pick any number of books you believe are worth mentioning and for any reason. She never ceased writing, and from 1973 onwards published many titles, which have been released worldwide in 30 languages. Book of the New Sun, The (2vol.) The scope is only non-LE books released this year. She and her two sisters were deprived of books but, armed with a vivid imagination and an insatiable appetite for stories, Jones wrote them herself to read to her sisters. ![]() Her family moved frequently, finally settling in rural Essex. Diana Wynne Jones had an unsettled childhood against the background of the Second World War.
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