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A review by kiwikathleen
A Wizard of Mars by Diane Duane
4.0
There are a lot of (especially old) science fiction novels set around Mars, ranging from the shoot-em-up space cowboys through the terribly dated adventures with horribly stereotypical male and female roles (again, talk pre-feminisim) to the other end of the spectrum with some of the Greats (easy to find, just Google or search Goodreads lists). Duane's Young Wizards series takes us there with magic added into the equation, and she does it really well.
Kit has been fascinated by Mars for a long time, and is part of a working party looking at some interesting readings appearing there. Nita is less personally involved, but she is intrigued by the fact that Mars doesn't have a locatable kernel (DO read the earlier books in this fabulous series). AS she has done a fair bit of learning and work in that area, it's logical for her to become involved. Also, she and Kit are wizardry partners.
As always, the magic is beautifully done. I really enjoy the development of the key characters and of the side characters. And while each book has a distinct story of its own, it also follows on chronologically so there is frequent reference to characters that important roles in previous books. So once again I doff my hat (as it were) to this master storyteller.
Kit has been fascinated by Mars for a long time, and is part of a working party looking at some interesting readings appearing there. Nita is less personally involved, but she is intrigued by the fact that Mars doesn't have a locatable kernel (DO read the earlier books in this fabulous series). AS she has done a fair bit of learning and work in that area, it's logical for her to become involved. Also, she and Kit are wizardry partners.
As always, the magic is beautifully done. I really enjoy the development of the key characters and of the side characters. And while each book has a distinct story of its own, it also follows on chronologically so there is frequent reference to characters that important roles in previous books. So once again I doff my hat (as it were) to this master storyteller.