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    Fantasy Faction: DEEP WIZARDRY

    by YWCom Admin December 11, 2016
    December 11, 2016

    This time, the way to defeat the Lone Power isn’t to sneak about a nightmare version of Manhattan to smuggle a book out from under his nose. Instead, there is a ritual: a great song …

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  • ReviewsSo You Want To Be A Wizard

    FantasyFaction: “So You Want To Be A Wizard”

    by YWCom Admin November 25, 2016
    November 25, 2016

    From FantasyFaction, November 17, 2016: What I love most about this series isn’t the magic, though that in itself is fascinating. Diane Duane has created a system of magic which is based on science, mathematics, …

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    From STRANGE HORIZONS: “The Young Wizards”

    by YWCom Admin November 7, 2016
    November 7, 2016

    A long and thoughtful review of the entire series by Electra Pritchett. There are certain authors in SFF who seem to be perpetually flying under the radar, rendering their fanbases secret clubs even amongst genre …

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    io9: “Diane Duane’s Young Wizards Is The Fantasy Book Series Everyone Should Be Reading”

    by YWCom Admin August 15, 2016
    August 15, 2016

    Diane Duane’s Young Wizards series is a truly great fantasy universe. It’s so perfect, I actually don’t want anybody to adapt it for TV or movies. Instead, everybody should hunt these books down and experience …

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    Literally, Darling: “A Magical Addition to a Magical Series”

    by YWCom Admin March 3, 2016
    March 3, 2016

    It has been six years, six long years, since Diane Duane has blessed us with a Young Wizards novel, but she’s returned in full force with the tenth book in the series, Games Wizards Play. …

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    The SLATE Book Review: “Indistinguishable from Magic”

    by YWCom Admin February 2, 2016
    February 2, 2016

    “In the fantasy world of Diane Duane, whose cult favorite young-adult Young Wizards series began more than 30 years ago and continues this month with a new novel, the 10th, power is made manifest through …

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    IO9: “Games Wizards Play” Is a Book That Rewards Fans More Than Anyone

    by YWCom Admin January 26, 2016
    January 26, 2016

    On Tuesday, the tenth book in Diane Duane’s Young Wizards series was published. It is not for casual readers. It is really just for fans. Games Wizards Play concerns a competition called “the Invitational,” which …

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    B&N Kids: “The Adventures of the Young Wizards Continue in ‘Games Wizards Play'”

    by YWCom Admin December 1, 2015
    December 1, 2015

    Way back in 1983 when I was still a kid, I read a great book–So You Want to be a Wizard, by Diane Duane. It was the story of two ordinary kids, Kit and Nita, …

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    Kirkus: “Games Wizards Play”

    by YWCom Admin November 11, 2015
    November 11, 2015

    Apprentices become teachers, friendships turn to romance, and long-simmering subplots achieve resolution in the 10th entry of this well-loved fantasy series. Kit, Nita, and Nita’s sister, Dairine, are accustomed to being the hotshot wizards-in-training, so …

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