Herwiss, master of Fire, the only extant male magician, contends with Rian but cannot defeat him despite the help of Sunspark, a fire-elemental.
Eftgan, Queen of Darthen, needs time to gather her forces for an assault in Arlen's capital, Prydon. The throne of Arlen is presently occupied by the usurper Cillmod, who has allied himself with the Shadow-inspired magician, Rian. After an interminable opening-all recaps, updates, chat, etc.-the plot finally asserts itself. From Kirkus Reviews:Īfter a nine-year hiatus (The Door into Shadow, 1984, etc.), Duane's series again gets under way-this time as the evil Shadow and its minions threaten the Celtic/Norse-flavored kingdoms of Darthen and Arlen. Her favorite color is blue, her favorite food is a weird kind of Swiss scrambled-potato dish called maluns, she was born in a Year of the Dragon, and her sign is "Runway 24 Left, Hold For Clearance." Online she can be most frequently be found on Twitter on Facebook (/diane.duane/), and on Tumblr (). A more complete biography can be found at DD’s website,. She lives in County Wicklow in Ireland with her husband of thirty years, the screenwriter and novelist Peter Morwood. She has spent a fair amount of time on the New York Times Bestseller List, and has picked up various awards here and there-most recently the “Faust” Grand Master Scribe award of the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers. Besides the 1980s creation of the Young Wizards fantasy series for which she’s best known, the “Middle Kingdoms” epic fantasy series, and numerous stand-alone fantasy or science fiction novels, her career has included extensive work in the Star TrekTM universe and many scripts for live-action and animated TV series on both sides of the Atlantic, as well as work in comics and computer games.
Diane Duane has been a writer of science fiction, fantasy, TV and film for nearly four decades.
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