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For #Halloween: Trick-or-treating in the #YoungWizards universe... with unexpected results. www.tumblr.com/dduane/83190... ...Warning: contains bats (2), black cats (2), haunted houses (1), zombies (lots!), and Ultimate Evil kicking back with a pumpkin spice latte to watch it all get real.
October 30, 2026 at 9:24 PM
@diane.dianeduane.com I had forgotten just how GOOD the #YoungWizards books are. (I do find myself wishing I had the originals as well as the updated ones.) Thank you for inviting me back into their world!
October 30, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Chris was a friend of mine (and became one of @peter.petermorwood.com, too). There was a lot of jokey namechecking that went back and forth among us, as I was an X-Men fan (and Chris was a #YoungWizards fan).
October 24, 2026 at 8:07 AM
Solved... the mystery of Doctor Diane Duane, from X-Men #215.
October 24, 2026 at 9:07 AM
YW New Millennium 9-Volume Box Set
Our New Millennium Editions box sets are optimized for each of the devices appearing under the price listing. Please click on one to choose the format you prefer.The New Millennium Editions of So You Want to Be a Wizard, Deep Wizardry, High Wizardry, A Wizard Abroad, The Wizard's Dilemma, A Wizard Alone, Wizard's Holiday, Wizards at War and A Wizard of Mars have been revised and edited for their 21st-century readership. All nine volumes feature new material which does not appear in the original editions, and continue the new 2008-based timeline established in the New Millennium Edition of SYWTBAW.Box sets come at a significant discount from the individual-volume purchase price!UK visitors: We regret that due to Brexit, we are no longer able to sell to you directly, and this offer is not valid in the United Kingdom. Our apologies.  What the critics say: So You Want To Be A Wizard: “Duane is a skilled master of the genre. …Reminiscent of the work of Madeline L’Engle… but Duane has a lighter touch and carries her fabrication to greater imaginative heights.” (Philadelphia Inquirer)Deep Wizardry: “There is a seamlessness about the book, and a growing power that grips the reader and refuses to let go. …The novel is deeply resonant, provocative, and moving.” (New York Times: featured review)High Wizardry: “There’s a pacing that doesn’t let up from the very beginning. And even more than that, there’s a Heinleinesque affection for the characters. High Wizardry is high entertainment.” (Locus)A Wizard Abroad: “Duane seamlessly interweaves encounters with creatures from legend with glimpses of modern Irish life and teen culture… So clever and well reasoned that readers will have no trouble suspending disbelief.” (School Library Journal)The Wizard’s Dilemma: “A harrowing but triumphant affirmation of the power of the human spirit. Powerful and satisfying on many levels.” (Kirkus Reviews: starred review)A Wizard Alone: “A wonderful fantasy that marries magic and wizardry with the natural world.” (VOYA: 5Q — highest rating)Wizard’s Holiday:“Full of magic and adventure… Duane provides a well-written, well-developed book and should be lauded for her amusing, engaging prose.” (VOYA: 5Q — highest rating)Wizards at War: “The strong characterization, complex plot, and truly fascinating universe combined with a stellar, heartbreaking, nail-biting conclusion guarantee not to disappoint.” (VOYA, 5Q — highest rating)A Wizard of Mars:From Kirkus Reviews: “One of the finest current writers of speculative fiction pays loving homage to its Golden Age in this ninth title… Duane’s worldbuilding gleams with crystalline precision, a-glitter with lapidary characterization. Mundane dilemmas integrate smoothly with world-shaking crises, shot through with sparkling humor. Best of all... number ten (Games Wizards Play) is on the way.”
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October 24, 2026 at 8:10 AM
Over at #Ebooks Direct—for 2026, now available as a standalone release: 14K words of canonical Spooky Season fare! ...Jedi. Zombies. Killer #pumpkins. Just another #YoungWizards #Halloween! NOT ON MY PATCH: bit.ly/YWNotOnMyPatch (Not available in UK, so sorry: Brexit...) #ebooksky #booksky
Not On My Patch: a Young Wizards Halloween
Just another Halloween in the Young Wizards universe... Ronan burst out laughing as the tatty dark shapes came lurching and staggering closer and closer to the wizards in the darkness, bits and pieces...
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October 19, 2026 at 4:38 PM
A good side character is invaluable. Come listen to Seth Dickinson and Megan Whalen Turner hold forth on their many uses and needs: youtu.be/KTGcCwKhEys
#crossingscon #youngwizards #literaryconvention #bookconvention #speculativefiction #scificonvention #fantasyconvention
Care and Feeding of Secondary Characters | CrossingsCon 2025
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October 18, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Good news, Cousins!

Registration for CrossingsCon 2027 is now live! Gather your fellow adventurers and get your tickets the link here: www.universe.com/events/cross...

#crossingscon #youngwizards #literaryconvention #bookconvention #speculativefiction #scificonvention #fantasyconvention
October 17, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Over at #Ebooks Direct—for 2026, now available as a standalone release: 14K words of canonical Spooky Season fare! ...Jedi. Zombies. Killer #pumpkins. Just another #YoungWizards #Halloween! NOT ON MY PATCH: bit.ly/YWNotOnMyPatch (Not available in UK, so sorry: Brexit...) #ebooksky #booksky
October 15, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Feeling #AntiPrime today? Try buying some #ebooks direct from the author at seriously low bundle prices! For example: The complete revised/augmented #YoungWizards novels, and all the longer and shorter works in the series—19 works in all—on #sale for $28.99! ebooks.direct/products/you...
Young Wizards "All The Wizardry" Bundle
This bundle contains all the Young Wizards material in the Ebooks Direct inventory. That's nineteen ebooks, containing: The nine New Millennium Editions of the main-sequence Young Wizards novels The ...
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October 7, 2026 at 2:24 PM
That's just what we call it in the #YoungWizards series. It has a lot of other names, as it occurs worldwide across many traditions and belief systems. Mathematically speaking (in knot theory), it's referred to as a 7-4 knot. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/74_knot
74 knot - Wikipedia
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October 7, 2026 at 9:07 AM
GO READ MY FAVORITE BOOK SERIES AND STICK IT TO THE TERF AUTHOR!!

But really- it's so delightful and I really wish more people knew about this awesome universe. I've been reading these books since I was a kid in the 90s and it still adore them. Give it a try! #youngwizards
Status report, "Just Thought I'd Mention": Noting some Discourse on alternate YA material about young #wizards (without toxic additives). If you're interested (and not in the UK: sorry, Brexit issues...), these nine diverse & inclusive works are on #sale at a really low price!🙂 bit.ly/YWNMESET
YW New Millennium 9-Volume Box Set
Our New Millennium Editions box sets are optimized for each of the devices appearing under the price listing. Please click on one to choose the format you prefer.The New Millennium Editions of So You ...
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September 29, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Always a crowd favorite, it's Linguistics After Dark Live! (Best enjoyed with friends and a beverage of your choosing.) youtu.be/tn2dNce7WVk
#crossingscon #youngwizards #literaryconvention #bookconvention #speculativefiction #scificonvention #fantasyconvention
Linguistics After Dark | CrossingsCon 2025
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September 27, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Beloved for many reasons Lord of the Rings is a time honored classic. What better way to honor his work than by nerding out about his conlangs? youtu.be/sKDUEcV60OI
#crossingscon #youngwizards #literaryconvention #bookconvention #speculativefiction #scificonvention #fantasyconvention
History of Elvish | CrossingsCon 2025
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September 20, 2026 at 2:04 PM
For those wandering through this thread off images of older editions' covers: If you're interested in the revised and augmented this-century #ebook versions of #YoungWizards volumes 1 through 9—here they are. They're on #sale right now: get 'em from the author and save! ebooks.direct/products/you...
YW New Millennium 9-Volume Box Set
Our New Millennium Editions box sets are optimized for each of the devices appearing under the price listing. Please click on one to choose the format you prefer.The New Millennium Editions of So You ...
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September 19, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Come see collaborative storytelling at its finest in our newest edition of Baron Munchausen: youtu.be/pFuyg6vva1g
#crossingscon #youngwizards #literaryconvention #bookconvention #speculativefiction #scificonvention #fantasyconvention
Baron Munchausen | CrossingsCon 2025
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September 12, 2026 at 3:12 PM
#YoungWizards is the best!(I need get these books, argh.)
Status report, "Just Mentioning This..." Redux: I note an uptick in recent days in Discourse on alternative YA material about wizardry. So if you're interested, please note: the 9-book package of these are on #sale! 🙂bit.ly/YWNMESET
YW New Millennium 9-Volume Box Set
Our New Millennium Editions box sets are optimized for each of the devices appearing under the price listing. Please click on one to choose the format you prefer.The New Millennium Editions of So You ...
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September 6, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Wanna know what some of our Guests of Honor do in their free time? Check out some of the crafts Jessica Day George and Jessica Mary Best enjoy here: youtu.be/YDdYJFadwHA
#crossingscon #youngwizards #literaryconvention #bookconvention #speculativefiction #scificonvention #fantasyconvention
August 30, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Watch this space for all relevant information like the hotel room link, merch, and badges. We look forward to seeing you at CrossingsCon 2027! #crossingscon #youngwizards #literaryconvention #bookconvention #speculativefiction #scificonvention #fantasyconvention
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