<div>“A fine fantasy . . . Beautifully and fully imagined”—sixth in the marvelously magical young adult series from the author of The Wizard’s Dilemma (Booklist). While Nita Callahan grieves over her mother’s death, Kit Rodriguez tackles a challenge as dangerous as it is strange: Rescue a young wizard who has vanished on his first assignment. This new wizard is unlike any other—he’s autistic and he’s a magical prodigy. His power is enormous. Now Kit and his dog, Ponch, must track down the missing boy before the Lone Power finds him. Praise for the Young Wizards series   “Duane is tops in the high adventure business . . . This rollicking yarn will delight readers.” —Publishers Weekly   “High Wizardry is . . . high entertainment.” —Locus   “Recommend this series to young teens who devour books about magic and wizards . . . or kids looking for ‘Harry Potter’ read-alikes.” —School Library Journal   “Stands between the works of Diana Wynne Jones . . . and Madeleine L’Engle . . . An outstanding, original work.” —The Horn Book</div>

A Wizard

<div>Young wizards reunite to stop a powerful enemy from robbing the world of its magic as this YA fantasy adventure series continues. Returning from their wizardly holiday, Nita Callaghan and Kit Rodriguez look forward to getting back to their normal routine. But there’s trouble brewing. A strange darkness is befalling older wizards across the world, stealing away their power. Soon, young wizards from Earth and beyond must join forces to stop an unimaginable invasion—and defend the very essence of wizardry itself. To stop the evil afoot, they must first find a secret weapon promised to them by the Powers That Be. With their alien teammates, Nita, Kit, and Dairine are on a desperate search through worlds known and unknown, racing against the minions of the sinister Lone Power who are determined to find it first. And that’s only the beginning, because for the first time in millenia, the wizards are about to go to war.</div>

Wizards at War

<div>When a gifted little wizard begins experimenting with her new skills, her big sister and friend must save her from evil in this continuing fantasy series. Young wizards Nita and Kit face their most terrifying challenge yet: Nita’s little sister, Dairine. Not only is Dairine far too smart for a ten-year-old, she also recently has become a wizard, and worse yet, a wizard with almost limitless power. When Dairine’s computerized wizard’s manual glibly sends her off on her novice adventure—her Ordeal—Kit and Nita end up chasing her across the galaxy, trying to catch up with Dairine before she gets into trouble so deep that not even her brains can rescue her. Praise for High Wizardry “Duane is tops in the high adventure business. . . . This rollicking yarn will delight readers.” —Publishers Weekly “High Wizardry is . . . high entertainment.” —Locus “Harry Potter fans will enjoy this third book in Diane Duane’s Wizardry series.” —School Library Journal</div>

High Wizardry

<div>&ldquo;One of finest current writers of speculative fiction pays loving homage to its Golden Age in this ninth title in the Young Wizards series.&rdquo; &mdash;Kirkus Reviews In the hotly anticipated ninth installment of the Young Wizards series, Kit Rodriguez and Nita Callahan become part of an elite team investigating the mysterious &ldquo;message in a bottle,&rdquo; which holds the first clues to the secrets of the long-lost inhabitants of Mars. But not even wizardry can help them cope with the strange events that unfold when the &ldquo;bottle&rdquo; is uncorked and a life form from another era emerges. Though the Martians seem friendly, they have a plan that could change the shape of more than one world. As the shadow of interplanetary war stretches over both worlds, Kit and Nita must fight to master the strange and ancient synergy binding them to Mars and its last inhabitants. If they don&rsquo;t succeed, the history that left Mars lifeless will repeat itself on Earth. Praise for the Young Wizards series &ldquo;Duane is tops in the high adventure business . . . This rollicking yarn will delight readers.&rdquo; &mdash;Publishers Weekly &ldquo;High Wizardry is . . . high entertainment.&rdquo; &mdash;Locus &ldquo;Recommend this series to young teens who devour books about magic and wizards . . . or kids looking for &lsquo;Harry Potter&rsquo; read-alikes.&rdquo; &mdash;School Library Journal &ldquo;Stands between the works of Diana Wynne Jones . . . and Madeleine L&rsquo;Engle . . . An outstanding, original work.&rdquo; &mdash;The Horn Book</div>

A Wizard of Mars

<div>Long Island&rsquo;s teen wizard returns in &ldquo;an unusually consistent fantasy, rich in details, subplots, and Irish lore&rdquo; from the author of High Wizardry (School Library Journal). To give fifteen-year-old Nita a vacation from magic&mdash;and her partner Kit&mdash;her parents pack her off for a stay with her eccentric aunt in Ireland. But Nita soon finds herself with a host of Irish wizards battling mythical beings, wolves, and elves from a nightmare land. In Wizard Abroad, &ldquo;Duane seamlessly interweaves encounters with creatures from legend with glimpses of modern Irish life and teen culture. Her view of magic&rsquo;s place in the scheme of things is so clever and well reasoned that readers will have no trouble suspending belief (School Library Journal). &ldquo;Exceptional.&rdquo;&mdash;Science Fiction Chronicle &ldquo;The series may be of particular interest to female readers as Nita and her younger sister are the focus of most of the books and they are strong female characters. If you&rsquo;ve read the other Wizardry books, this fourth book in the series won&rsquo;t disappoint you.&rdquo;&mdash;SF Site Praise for the Young Wizards series &ldquo;Duane is tops in the high adventure business . . . This rollicking yarn will delight readers.&rdquo;&mdash;Publishers Weekly &ldquo;High Wizardry is . . . high entertainment.&rdquo;&mdash;Locus &ldquo;Recommend this series to young teens who devour books about magic and wizards . . . or kids looking for &lsquo;Harry Potter&rsquo; read-alikes.&rdquo;&mdash;School Library Journal &ldquo;Stands between the works of Diana Wynne Jones . . . and Madeleine L&rsquo;Engle . . . An outstanding, original work.&rdquo;&mdash;The Horn Book</div>

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A Wizard Abroad

<div>Two teen wizards embark on an alien exchange program in this &ldquo;hilarious and scary&rdquo; adventure from the author of A Wizard Alone (Booklist). Rest and relaxation&mdash;that&rsquo;s what Nita Callahan thinks she&rsquo;s going to get when she and her partner-wizard Kit Rodriguez go on a &ldquo;cultural exchange&rdquo; program. But nothing about wizardry&mdash;not even vacation&mdash;is ever quite that simple! Number one: They&rsquo;re headed to a planet that may be just a bit too perfect. Number two: Nita&rsquo;s sister Dairine must host a trio of alien guests here on Earth. Number three: The culture clashes that ensue could have devastating consequences&mdash;for both planets! Praise for the Young Wizards series &ldquo;Duane is tops in the high adventure business . . . This rollicking yarn will delight readers.&rdquo;&mdash;Publishers Weekly &ldquo;High Wizardry is . . . high entertainment.&rdquo;&mdash;Locus &ldquo;Recommend this series to young teens who devour books about magic and wizards . . . or kids looking for &lsquo;Harry Potter&rsquo; read-alikes.&rdquo;&mdash;School Library Journal &ldquo;Stands between the works of Diana Wynne Jones . . . and Madeleine L&rsquo;Engle . . . An outstanding, original work.&rdquo;&mdash;The Horn Book</div>

Wizard's Holiday

<div>The long-running &ldquo;cult favorite&rdquo; YA fantasy series continues with a worldwide tournament of magic&mdash;from the author of A Wizard of Mars (Slate). Every eleven years, Earth&rsquo;s senior wizards hold the Invitational: an intensive three-week event where the planet&rsquo;s newest, sharpest young wizards show off their best and hottest spells. Wizardly partners Kit Rodriguez and Nita Callahan, and Nita&rsquo;s sister, former wizard-prodigy Dairine Callahan, are drafted in to mentor two brilliant and difficult cases: for Nita and Kit, there&rsquo;s Penn Shao-Feng, a would-be sun technician with a dangerous new take on managing solar weather; and for Dairine, there&rsquo;s shy young Mehrnaz Farrahi, an Iranian wizard-girl trying to specialize in defusing earthquakes while struggling with a toxic extended wizardly family that demands she perform to their expectations. Together they&rsquo;re plunged into a whirlwind of cutthroat competition and ruthless judging. Penn&rsquo;s egotistical attitude toward his mentors complicates matters as the pair tries to negotiate their burgeoning romance. Meanwhile, Dairine struggles to stabilize her hero-worshipping, insecure prot&eacute;g&eacute;e against the interference of powerful relatives using her to further their own tangled agendas. When both candidates make it through to the finals stage on the dark side of the Moon, they and their mentors are flung into a final conflict that could change the solar system for the better . . . or damage Earth beyond even wizardly repair. &ldquo;Apprentices become teachers, friendships turn to romance, and long-simmering subplots achieve resolution in the 10th entry of this well-loved fantasy series . . . A delightful treat.&rdquo;&mdash;Kirkus Reviews </div>

Games Wizards Play

<div>A novel &ldquo;filled with very credible teen angst, morality, and an intriguing blend of science fiction and fantasy&rdquo; from the author of A Wizard Abroad (School Library Journal). Still recovering from an overly eventful vacation in Ireland, teenage wizard Nita Callahan is looking forward to some peace and quiet in her suburban New York home. Instead, her close friend Kit seems to be acting a little weird, and Nita keeps running into problems for which wizardry either isn&rsquo;t the answer or else it&rsquo;s the wrong one. How do you fix what can&rsquo;t be fixed? Only the Transcendent Pig knows, and it&rsquo;s not telling. But Nita needs to find out&mdash;and soon. Her wizardly partnership with Kit starts to fall apart. Much worse, her mother gets sick . . . so sick she may never leave the hospital.Only one person can help Nita&mdash;the One she&rsquo;s devoted her life to fighting. &ldquo;Powerful and satisfying.&rdquo;&mdash;Kirkus Reviews (starred review) &ldquo;A gripping and dynamic fantasy . . . Fans of the author will flock to this new adventure, which likely will bring new readers to the series.&rdquo;&mdash;VOYA Praise for the Young Wizards series &ldquo;Duane is tops in the high adventure business . . . This rollicking yarn will delight readers.&rdquo;&mdash;Publishers Weekly &ldquo;High Wizardry is . . . high entertainment.&rdquo;&mdash;Locus &ldquo;Recommend this series to young teens who devour books about magic and wizards . . . or kids looking for &lsquo;Harry Potter&rsquo; read-alikes.&rdquo;&mdash;School Library Journal &ldquo;Stands between the works of Diana Wynne Jones . . . and Madeleine L&rsquo;Engle . . . An outstanding, original work.&rdquo;&mdash;The Horn Book</div>

The Wizard's Dilemma

<div>The dead rise in the seventh volume of the shared-world fantasy, co-edited by the New York Times&ndash;bestselling author of the Myth Adventures series. As winter descends on the fractured city of Sanctuary, it&rsquo;s expected that the rainy season will cool the air. But tensions are simmering. The Emperor is dead, and the rightful heir to the throne is in town. The city is a battlefield, and armed factions war for control of the streets. While the Rankan Empire faces a crisis, the original Stepsons have returned to take back what is theirs. And then there is the matter of a witch and an army of undead . . . Things are heating up in this action-packed world of sword and sorcery. Prepare yourself for adventure in this shared-world anthology featuring stories by some of fantasy&rsquo;s best authors, including Janet Morris, C. J. Cherryh, Diane Duane, Robin W. Bailey, Andrew Offutt, Diana L. Paxson, Lynn Abbey, and Robert Lynn Asprin.</div>

The Dead of Winter

<div>A ruined city rebuilds in the ninth entry of this shared-world fantasy series. Hakiem, storyteller and adviser, surveys the city of Sanctuary from a palace window and is heartbroken by what he sees. The city of outlaws and adventurers now lies in shambles, ravaged by war, plague, riots, and magical destruction, and many citizens are dead or wounded. Hakiem is not the only one thinking of leaving . . . Now, without gods or magic, the people of Sanctuary face the task of rebuilding their homes and their lives. It will be their toughest struggle for survival yet. Featuring stories from some of fantasy&rsquo;s best authors, including Robert Lynn Asprin, Diana L. Paxson, Janet and Chris Morris, Robin W. Bailey, C. J. Cherryh, Diane Duane, Lynn Abbey, and Andrew and Jodie Offutt.</div>

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