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The Dalemark Quartet Books in Order

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Browse The Dalemark Quartet by Diana Wynne Jones in reading order, with short book summaries to introduce the series and help you decide where to begin.

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The Dalemark Quartet books in publication order

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1

Cart and Cwidder

by Diana Wynne Jones

1975

Moril travels through divided Dalemark with his family of musicians, unaware of his father’s secret political work. After violence disrupts their journey, the children must survive on their own and uncover the extraordinary powers of Moril’s inherited instrument.

2

Drowned Ammet

by Diana Wynne Jones

1977

Mitt grows up under the oppression of South Dalemark’s rulers and becomes involved in resistance. Fleeing a failed plot aboard a stolen boat, he joins two aristocratic runaways whose voyage brings them into contact with ancient divine powers.

3

The Spellcoats

by Diana Wynne Jones

1979

Driven from their home during war, Tanaqui and her siblings travel downriver through an ancient land. As enemies and a powerful sorcerer threaten their future, Tanaqui discovers that the coats she weaves can carry more than a record of events.

4

The Crown of Dalemark

by Diana Wynne Jones

1993

Maewen is transported into Dalemark’s past and must impersonate a missing young woman who claims the throne. Joining travelers with competing loyalties, she seeks the tokens needed to establish a ruler while hidden powers manipulate the kingdom’s future.

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