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Diane Duane

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Born

in New York, The United States

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http://dianeduane.com/

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Young Adult, Comics & Graphic Novels

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Robert A. Heinlein, C S Lewis, Eric Rücker Eddison, Edith Nesbit, Andr ...more

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Diane Duane has been a writer of science fiction, fantasy, TV and film for more than forty 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 fair 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 her husband of more than thirty years, the screenwriter and novel ...more

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Average rating: 3.97 · 142,092 ratings · 5,553 reviews · 155 distinct works • Similar authors

	So You Want to Be a Wizard (Young Wizards, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 26,671 ratings — published 1983 — 37 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Deep Wizardry (Young Wizards, #2) 4.04 avg rating — 16,464 ratings — published 1985 — 38 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Wizard Abroad (Young Wizards, #4) 4.01 avg rating — 11,533 ratings — published 1993 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	High Wizardry (Young Wizards, #3) 4.06 avg rating — 11,035 ratings — published 1990 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wizard's Dilemma (Young Wizards, #5) 4.06 avg rating — 8,120 ratings — published 2001 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wizard's Holiday (Young Wizards, #7) 4.09 avg rating — 7,077 ratings — published 2003 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Wizard Alone (Young Wizards, #6) 4.03 avg rating — 6,599 ratings — published 2002 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wizards at War (Young Wizards, #8) 4.17 avg rating — 5,520 ratings — published 2005 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Virtual Vandals (Tom Clancy's Net Force Explorers, #1) by Diane Duane (Goodreads Author), Tom Clancy (Series Creator), Steve Pieczenik (Series Creator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3,793 ratings — published 1998 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spock's World 4.06 avg rating — 3,163 ratings — published 1988 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Young Wizards (10 books)
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Tom Clancy's Net Force Explorers (23 books)
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Star Trek: Rihannsu (5 books)
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Feline Wizards (3 books)
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The Tale of the Five (4 books)
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Volkhavaar

by Tanith Lee

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read in January, 1978

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Diane Duane said: " I've read a great deal of Tanith's material over the years, and the new works are as delightful as the old... but there are some that I keep coing back to. This is one. The book is as completely and compactly-structured a standalone as a writer could ...more "

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“Reading one book is like eating one potato chip.”
― Diane Duane, So You Want to Be a Wizard

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“Believe something and the Universe is on its way to being changed. Because you've changed, by believing. Once you've changed, other things start to follow. Isn't that the way it works?”
― Diane Duane, So You Want to Be a Wizard

tags: belief, change, faith, life, magic, universe

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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...”
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October Goodreads Fantasy Author Vote Phase II (First Voting)

War for the Oaks by Emma Bull

34 votes, 16.0%

All the Windwracked Starsby Elizabeth Bear

26 votes, 12.2%

Shadow's Sonby Jon Sprunk

23 votes, 10.8%

The Door Into Fire by Diane Duane

23 votes, 10.8%

Shatter byElizabeth C. Mock

20 votes, 9.4%

The Second Comingby David H. Burton

15 votes, 7.0%

Magic Lost, Trouble Foundby Lisa Shearin

14 votes, 6.6%

Flesh and Fire by Laura Anne Gilman

12 votes, 5.6%

Indaby Sherwood Smith

9 votes, 4.2%

Prophecy of the Flameby Lynn Hardy

9 votes, 4.2%

Zadayi Redby Caleb Fox

8 votes, 3.8%

Secret Speakers and the Search for Selador's Gate by Karey (K.S.R. Kingworth) Shane

5 votes, 2.3%

Persephane Pendrake and the Cimarutaby Lady Ellen

4 votes, 1.9%

Bastard's Graceby Wendy Palmer

4 votes, 1.9%

The King of the Treesby William D. Burt

3 votes, 1.4%

By Darkness Hid by Jill Williamson

3 votes, 1.4%

The White Shadow Saga: The Stolen Moon of Londor by A.P. Stephens

1 vote, 0.5%

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