The Ring of Allaire5 reviews
Susan Dexter

Del Rey, 1983

The Beginning of a Wonderful Trilogy!

+ well worth a read
+ I loved this great book, it is now one of my favorites.
+ This one is just the beginning of a great trilogy!
+ Unclassically Original
  
  











  



  
A Wizard Alone: The Sixth Book in the Young Wizards Series27 reviews
Diane Duane

Magic Carpet Books, 2003

A Wizard Alone

+ A very enjoyable Read
+ Another Excellent Read from Diane Duane
+ Good Grief
  
  











  



  
High Wizardry (digest): The Third Book in the Young Wizards Series52 reviews
Diane Duane

Magic Carpet Books, 2003

Diane Duane

+ Another great read
+ great book

The first in this series than moves outside Diane Duane's familiar home ground-- it moves far outside that ground (beyond the red-shift limit of the universe.) More importantly, it is a great book about being sisters, about the border of friendship and romance, and about finding one's place in the ...
  
  











  



  
Tale Of The Five: The Sword And The Dragon7 reviews
Diane Duane

Meisha Merlin Publishing, Inc., 2004

"The Door into Starlight" on the horizon

+ Rerelease
+ My all-time favorite book
+ A Quest of Power and Shadow
  
  











  



  
Juniper, Gentian, And Rosemary34 reviews
Pamela Dean

Tor Books, 1999

A rite of passage.

+ Fascinating - leaves one wondering
+ Has its moments

This is a terrible book that I have read four times. Some books seem to have a character that are not quantifiable by the credibility of their plot or the fickle nature of their characters. Although dealing with fantasy this story is not in essence fantastic. The warmth of friendship, both within ...
  
  











  



  
The Book of Night with Moon53 reviews
Diane Duane

Aspect, 1997

My Cat Love's Rhiow

+ Rich and Fascinating
+ A Purrfect Cat Fantasy
+ Cat Scratch Magic
+ If you hate Diane Duane, you better not tell me your name or address.
  
  











  



  
Moonlight3 reviews
Susan Dexter

Borgo Press, 2001

Wonderful Prequel to a great trilogy!

+ My favorite author seeks a younger audience
+ magical!

I have read all of Susan Dexter's Esdragon books, so it was thrilling to find this prequel to the Ring of Allaire. Moonlight is a tale of a much younger Tristan, a bumbling apprentice wizard for whom nothing ever seems to go right. This Tale has many little touches which tie it in with the ...
  
  











  



  
The Sword of Calandra3 reviews
Susan Dexter

Del Rey, 1985

Wonderful Fantasy Adventure!

+ This is a great book!
+ An enjoyable read!

Tristan had succeeded where hundreds of other heroes and wizards has failed - he woke the lovely sleeping princess, found the tenth ring, and discovered that he was the rightful heir to the throne of Calandra. Unfortunately, Tristan didn't get to ride off into the sunset and live happily ever ...
  
  











  



  
So You Want to Be a Wizard (20th): Twentieth-Anniversary Edition8 reviews
Diane Duane

Harcourt Children's Books, 2003

More Magical than Harry Potter!

+ Great book!
+ Young Wizards Afoot
+ In this world there is no sunlight and cars have feelings and act like humans.
+ WHY AREN'T MORE PEOPLE READING THIS BOOK?!!?!?!?
  
  











  



  
Tam Lin105 reviews
Pamela Dean

Puffin, 2006

Possibly my favorite book ever.

+ all time favorite book of a lifetime

This is probably my favorite book. It is in fact the second time I have read it, but it's still amazingly awesome. It's a retelling of the Tam Lin ballads from Scotland, set in a college in the 1970's and populated by incredibly bright people who quote Shakespeare and Keats in regular conversation ...
  
  











  



  
A Wizard Alone (digest): The Sixth Book in the Young Wizards Series3 reviews
Diane Duane

Magic Carpet Books, 2005

Loved this series!

+ Autism to the Nth Degree!
+ Young Wizards Alone

This is a great fantasy series for any age reader. It kept my attention throughout, and I really grew to care about the characters. Highly recommended.
  
  











  



  
Wizard's Holiday: The Seventh Book in the Young Wizards Series18 reviews
Diane Duane

Magic Carpet Books, 2005

Wizards series keeps kids reading

+ An Enjoyable Read
+ wizard's holiday
+ The Wizard's Holiday: The Seventh Book in the Young Wizards Series
+ Duane's magic returns
  
  











  



  
The Secret Country (The Secret Country Trilogy, Vol. 1)22 reviews
Pamela Dean

Puffin, 2003

Five stars for the trilogy

+ Possibly the best book I have read in 40 years
+ The Secret Country
+ the secret country
  
  











  



  
True Knight5 reviews
Susan Dexter

Del Rey, 1995

Another Wonderful Book by Susan Dexter!

+ I read this book in one day.... I couldn't put it down.
+ Where did she go?
+ An excellent entry in the Warhorse of Esdragon series
+ A sweet and entertaining story with compelling characters
  
  











  



  
A Wizard Abroad: The Fourth Book in the Young Wizards Series55 reviews
Diane Duane

Magic Carpet Books, 2001

great book

+ Fenomenal

this series is reall good and great fun, rather on the lines of harry potter...I highly recomend, NOT just for kids.
  
  











  



  
Firebirds Rising: An Anthology of Original Science Fiction and Fantasy1 review
Francesca Lia Block, Kara Dalkey, ...

Puffin, 2007

A Good Collection

I read the first collection, The Firebird, and feel in love all over again with Megan W. Turner and for this book, in addition to my already favorite authors, it introduced me to more of authors whose styles I like very much. First of all is Ellen Klages, with 'In The House of the Seven ...
  
  











  



  
The Wizard's Dilemma (digest): The Fifth Book in the Young Wizards Series49 reviews
Diane Duane

Magic Carpet Books, 2005

Powerful. Very powerful.

+ Good Once it got started
+ Touching and Honest
+ one of the stronger in a strong series
  
  











  



  
Wizard's Shadow5 reviews
Susan Dexter

Del Rey, 1993

Excellent - Made me hope for a sequel.

+ Excellent, Unpredictable Fantasy by a Superb Author
+ Stunning Fantasy Adventure!
+ Interesting fantasy reworking of Richard III
+ Surprising, original, facinating!
  
  











  



  
The Hidden Land (The Secret Country Trilogy, Vol. 2)6 reviews
Pamela Dean

Puffin, 2003

Six stars!

+ The Secret: Each Book Gets Better
+ Hidden away
+ AWESOME! This from a 26-year old, hehehe
+ Good news!
  
  











  



  
Spider-Man: The Venom Factor23 reviews
Diane Duane

Berkley, 1995

She knows her spider-man

+ Classic Spidey..... well almost
+ A Venomous Web is Slung!

I have been a Spiderman comic collector for some time now. I normally don't read novels based on comic characters because they usually mess up. Not in this case. Duane really knows her spider-man and proves it with this book (first in a trilogy).