{"id":101,"date":"2010-08-28T12:24:06","date_gmt":"2010-08-28T12:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/ubalblog\/2010\/08\/28\/so-you-want-to-be-a-wizard-aqr\/"},"modified":"2012-10-19T04:45:35","modified_gmt":"2012-10-19T04:45:35","slug":"so-you-want-to-be-a-wizard-aqr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/ubalblog\/2010\/08\/28\/so-you-want-to-be-a-wizard-aqr\/","title":{"rendered":"So You Want to Be A Wizard – AQR"},"content":{"rendered":"

[<\/strong> \"Scared\" Mood:<\/strong> Scared ]<\/strong>
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In my never ending quest to find genre books to feed to the Harry Potter addicts in my life. This title was suggested by a friend. I endeavoured to track it down.<\/p>\n

Boy am I glad she did.<\/p>\n

Nita just wanted a place to hide from the bullies who were chasing her. She ended up in the children’s section of the library, a place she knew intimately. So when a new book (entitled So You Want to Be a Wizard) catches her eye, she takes it home. This book is a how to guide that leads Nita into a series of adventures with talking trees, sentient cars and dimensional travel. She also learns about confidence, strength and how to really deal with bullies.<\/p>\n

Written years before Harry Potter, is clearly an inspiration for Rowling like the works of LeGuin and others. Author Diane Duane has created a unique magic system that blends science and magic to the point that they believably coexist.<\/p>\n

An easy, quick read, this book owes far more to science fiction than high fantasy, as Duane actually tries to explain the science behind the magic. The edition I read also includes a Nita and Kit short story that explores time travel further.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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