High Wizardry

Brief Description: When her younger sister uses the family computer with its special wizard software to travel to worlds light years away, Nita uses her wizardry to try to find her. Brief Description: When her younger sister uses the family computer with its special wizard software to travel to worlds light years away, Nita uses her wizardry to try to find her. Excerpts: PasswordsNita went white with shock at the sight of Dairine. Dairine didn't care. "You're going to tell me everything, " she said, and ran down the beach to distract her parents just long enough for Nita and Kit-also just changed back from a whale-to get back into their bathing suits. And after the noisy, angry scene with their parents that followed, after the house was quiet, Dairine went to Nita's room, where Kit was waiting, too, and let them tell her the whole story. Wizard's manuals, oaths, wizardry, spells, quests, terrible dangers beyond the world, great powers that moved unseen and unsuspected beneath the surface of everyday existence and every now and then broke surface-Dairine was ecstatic. It was all there, everything she had longed for. And if they could have it, she could have it too. . . . Dairine saw their faces fall and felt the soft laughter of the world starting behind her back again. You couldn't have this magic unless you were offered it by the Powers that controlled it. Yes, sometimes it ran in families, but there was no guarantee that it would ever pass to you. . . . At that point Dairine began to shut their words out. She promised to keep their secret for the time being and to cover for them the best she could. But inside she was all one great frustrated cry of rage: Why them-why them and not me! Days later, when the cry ebbed, the frustration gave way to blunt, stubborn determination. I'll have it. I will. Copyright (c) 1990 by Diane DuaneAll rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, withoutpermission in writing from the publisher. Requests for permission to make copies of any part of the work should be mailed to the following address: Permissions Department, Harcourt, Inc., 6277 Sea Harbor Drive, Orlando, Florida 32887Review Quotes: "Duane is tops in the high adventure business. . . . This rollicking yarn will delight readers."-Publishers Weekly Biographical Note: Diane Duane is the author of more then twenty science fiction and fantasy novels, including four other books in the Young Wizards series. Four of her Star Trek novels have been New York Times bestsellers. Ms. Duane lives in rural Ireland. Marc Notes: Sequel: Wizard abroad.; Sequel to: Deep wizardry.; When her younger sister uses the family computer with its special wizard software to travel to worlds light years away, Nita uses her wizardry to try to find her.; Includes an excerpt from A wizard abroad. Publisher Marketing: 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 has recenlty 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 resuce her. Publisher Marketing: 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 a ten-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. Review Citations:

Booksense '76 Childrens Fall02 08/01/2002 pg. 1 (EAN 9780152162443, Paperback)

Publishers Weekly 08/10/1992 (EAN 9780440406808, Paperback)

Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1990 (EAN 9780385299831, Hardcover)

Publishers Weekly 04/13/1990 (EAN 9780385299831, Hardcover)

School Library Journal 03/01/1990 (EAN 9780385299831, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Duane, Diane DIANE DUANE is the author of nearly fifty science fiction and fantasy novels, including eight previous books in the Young Wizards series: "So You Want to Be a Wizard", "Deep Wizardry", " High Wizardry", "A Wizard Abroad", "The" "Wizard's Dilemma, A Wizard Alone, ""Wizard's Holiday", and Wizards at War. Four of her "Star Trek" novels have been "New York Times" bestsellers, including "Spock's World". Ms. Duane lives with her husband in rural Ireland.www. DianeDuane.comwww.youngwizards.com