The Dalemark Quartet Books in Order
Part ofDiana Wynne Jones Books in OrderBrowse 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
4 books
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.
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.
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.
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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