The Young Wizard Series Book Three: High Wizardry by Diane Duane
Part of 50bookchallenge, book #7 (2007).
Young wizards Nita and Kit face their most terrifying challenge yet: Nita's bratty little sister, Dairine. Not only is Dairine far too smart for an eleven-year-old, she also has recently 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.
The last chapter of Deep Wizardry insinuated that Dairine was turning into a wizard, so I was somewhat curious about that but didn't expect that the focus of the series would turn to Dairine. If Dairine became important, what would become of Kit and Rita as the protagonists that everyone has come to know and love? And will Dairine's competitiveness towards Rita make her do things that are beyond her abilities? Yes, is the answer to that one by the way.
This is the book where Dairine learns about consequences of good intentions and at the same time pose some questions to the readers about free will and the nature of creation. What if God was an eleven-year-old girl?
A very enjoyable book that took the reader to the outer space, encounters with aliens and alien cultures. The climax, where she revealed who Picchu actually is, is tempting me to write slash :P.
Just a little.
Related links:
Diane Duane website | Diane Duane on LJ | Diane Duane on Wiki | Young Wizards Series website | The Big Meow Project
Young wizards Nita and Kit face their most terrifying challenge yet: Nita's bratty little sister, Dairine. Not only is Dairine far too smart for an eleven-year-old, she also has recently 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.
The last chapter of Deep Wizardry insinuated that Dairine was turning into a wizard, so I was somewhat curious about that but didn't expect that the focus of the series would turn to Dairine. If Dairine became important, what would become of Kit and Rita as the protagonists that everyone has come to know and love? And will Dairine's competitiveness towards Rita make her do things that are beyond her abilities? Yes, is the answer to that one by the way.
This is the book where Dairine learns about consequences of good intentions and at the same time pose some questions to the readers about free will and the nature of creation. What if God was an eleven-year-old girl?
A very enjoyable book that took the reader to the outer space, encounters with aliens and alien cultures. The climax, where she revealed who Picchu actually is, is tempting me to write slash :P.
Just a little.
Related links:
Diane Duane website | Diane Duane on LJ | Diane Duane on Wiki | Young Wizards Series website | The Big Meow Project