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This hardback book collects the first three young wizard books and is an alternative to "Diane Duane's Box of Wizardry," which is the same collection, only in paperback. This hardback book can often be found for a very reasonable price and may be a lower cost alternative to the "Box of Wizardry," so I recommend that you at least check it out.Diane Duane has added to this series over the years, and as of this writing she has written seven books in this series, with an eighth in the works. The scope of the books rivals Harry Potter, a much later series, in many aspects, but the mythologies and the rules are completely different.The first three books are "So You Want to Be a Wizard," where we meet Kit (Christopher) Rodriguez and Nita (Juanita) Callahan for the first time. We learn that they were picked on by bullies and generally felt as though they were outsiders. Both discover a book that was meant for them that invited them to become wizards. Both accept and thus starts a multi-book fight against the Lone Power.In the second book, "Deep Wizardry," the story continues with Kit and Nita performing a ritual that dates back millenia to keep the sea floor stable in the presence of forces that could create havoc on the ocean floor.In the third book, "High Wizardy," Nita's younger sister Dairine is discovered to be an extremely powerful wizard. It is also this book that introduces computers to the series. An introduction important to the plot of this book. This book has the most science fiction elements of any book in this series.The quality of this series has generally been quite good. The later books include "A Wizard Abroad," "A Wizard's Dilemma," "A Wizard Alone," and "A Wizard's Holiday." If you enjoy fantasy and science fiction, and you enjoyed the Harry Potter books, I believe you will find Diane Duane's series interesting.

An excellent book, it introuduced me to the series. It still took awhile to learn that there were more than three books in the series. I was so relieved to find out about the others.

This book is a collection of the first three books from Diane Duane's Young Wizards series. I stumbled upon it by accident, but I wouldn't give it up for the world. This collection and the books that follow are wonderful adventures through the eyes of budding young adults and well worth the read by kids and adults alike. It captures both the adventure of magic and wizardry while exploring the passages of growing up and being a pre-teen. Whether this collection or the invidual books, you'll want to read them again and again!