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So I'm probably a little too old for these books, but...you know...I just find the books for "young adults" so much more interesting than most of the books written for folks around my age. I'm 21, in case you were wondering...and a big fan of all things fantasy and science fiction. I stumbled over the Young Wizards series in Waldens one day and noticed how they were written way back in 1983...seeing as how that is what I consider the best year ever, I had to have it...that and I was/am waiting for the next "Harry Potter" book to come out... But, I have to admit, it wasn't at all what I was expecting to read. I like the series a lot, and I think the Duane set the road work down for a lot of other writers to exploit the whole wizard thing.
One thing though, do you notice how the books evolved into 2002 and beyond...
In the early books, Nita's little sister is said to have been born in 1979...yet, in the later novels, Kit's sister is walking around with a cell phone while he argues with a DVD player and remote. I thought it was a little rough of a transition for Duane since she seems to be a rather fluid writer...did she think no one would notice?
Well...that's all the blabbering I'll do for now!

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There are also a few things I might not be reading right, or may have just missed...
Mind you, I recently started this series.
Ponch, do you think he's a wizard...I'm only in A Wizard Alone at the moment...
But it seems likely since Nita met a Fox that was a Wizard. And, what about Rowan...I really liked his character and the way he challanged Nita...under it all, I guess I'd like to see Nita do the ol' Hook-a-roo with Kit, but...Rowan brought out a different side to Duane's character. Do they bring him back later in the books, I'm not looking for a spoiler...just insight as in thing to come. :)
And thanx for all the books to read...I'm going to the mall tomorrow, lets just hope Walden's doesn't let me down :)