Diane Duane
author profile
born
May 18, 1952
gender
female
place of birth
New York City, The United States
website
genre
Science Fiction & Fantasy, Young Adult
about this author
"Diane Duane has been a writer of science fiction, fantasy, TV and film for more than twenty-five years.
Besides the 1980's creation of the Young Wizards fantasy series for which she's best known, the "Middle Kingdoms" epic fantasy series, and numerous stand-alone fantasy or science fiction novels, her career has included extensive work in the Star Trek TM universe, and many scripts for live-action and animated TV series on both sides of the Atlantic, as well as work in comics and computer games. She has spent a considerable amount of time on the New York Times Bestseller List and has picked up various awards and award nominations here and there.
She lives in County Wicklow, in Ireland, with ...more
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So You Want to Be a Wizard (Young Wizards, Book 1) by Diane Duane avg rating 3.86 — 1,600 ratings — published 1983 16 editions |
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Young Wizards, Book 2: Deep Wizardry by Diane Duane avg rating 3.98 — 1,031 ratings — published 1985 16 editions |
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Young Wizards, Book 3: High Wizardry (Digest) by Diane Duane avg rating 3.92 — 932 ratings — published 1990 10 editions |
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Young Wizards, Book 4: A Wizard Abroad by Diane Duane avg rating 3.93 — 777 ratings — published 1997 9 editions |
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Young Wizards, Book 5: The Wizard's Dilemma by Diane Duane avg rating 3.97 — 645 ratings — published 2002 9 editions |
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Young Wizards, Book 6: A Wizard Alone by Diane Duane avg rating 3.94 — 638 ratings — published 2002 4 editions |
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Young Wizards, Book 7: Wizard's Holiday by Diane Duane avg rating 4.01 — 567 ratings — published 2003 2 editions |
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Young Wizards, Book 8: Wizards at War by Diane Duane avg rating 4.14 — 483 ratings — published 2005 3 editions |
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Spock's World by Diane Duane avg rating 3.89 — 290 ratings — published 1988 12 editions |
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The Book of Night with Moon (Cat Wizards, #1) by Diane Duane avg rating 3.92 — 238 ratings — published 1997 9 editions |
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"Footsteps in the snow
suggest where you have been,
point to where you were going:
but when they suddenly vanish,
never dismiss the possibility
of flight..."
— Diane Duane
suggest where you have been,
point to where you were going:
but when they suddenly vanish,
never dismiss the possibility
of flight..."
— Diane Duane
"Something always happens. You still have to promise stuff anyway. If you have to work to make the promises true... it's like a spell. You have to say the words every time you want the results."
— Diane Duane (Young Wizards, Book 3: High Wizardry (Digest))
— Diane Duane (Young Wizards, Book 3: High Wizardry (Digest))
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