Deep Wizardry: The Second Book in the Young Wizards Series

Good but...

Amazing book, but not as good as Harry Potter...

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Reviewed by Candace Cunard for TeensReadToo.com

I read this book for the first time while waiting for the release of the fourth Harry Potter book, looking for something to fill the empty space. To my surprise, I found a book that I would argue is at least as good as Harry Potter--and perhaps better.

The second book in Diane Duane's YOUNG WIZARDS series starts with middle school friends, Nita and Kit, on vacation together with Nita's family at the beach. They think it's going to be just another summer, but they couldn't be more mistaken. Nita and Kit are both wizards, and the forces of evil don't take vacations. The job of wizards is to fight the Lone Power, the one who created death and continually attempts to trick people into accepting it. Wizards work with spells learned from their wizards' manuals, and the use of the Speech, a language that all things, animate or inanimate, understand.

When Nita and Kit are summoned to help a whale wizard who's been wounded by whalers, they find out that things have not been going well in the Sea, and that if the wizards don't do something about it soon, the problems may spread to land in the form of earthquakes and tidal waves. The solution is to perform the Song of the Twelve in order to bind the Lone Power and keep It from wreaking havoc on the east coast. And in the case of these two young wizards, they have to do all this while keeping their powers secret from their parents, who are beginning to wonder what they spend their days doing.

The main characters are compelling, but the supporting cast is just as strong, consisting of equal numbers of whales and humans. Duane's portrayal of life under the sea, and the ways that humans can unknowingly affect it, is insightful and true. The tension rises throughout the story, so that every scene is more intense than the next.

I must have read this book ten times, and every time I get to the ending, I'm so caught up in it that I can't put it down until I'm done. The language of the story itself is beautifully descriptive, not just of the underwater world, but also of the characters' emotions. A story about friendship, duty, and sacrifice whose truth and beauty still amaze me, more than six years down the road.

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A Great Magical Adventure!

The second book in the Young Wizards series is wonderful! Nita and Kit return once more, this time for an unforgettable beach vacation and a magical encounter with Sea wizards, including whales, dolphins, and an ancient shark. Filled with excitement, wit, and magic, Diane Duane has done it again!

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great book

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It's a great book, but it can get a little confusing if the reader isn't old enough, or if you don't pay attention carefully.

Totally incredible!

I love marine life and wizards so I was in heaven!!!! To tell you the truth I cried at the end. I know it's lame but it made me love life a little more...

Great!

This book is awesome if you like stories about magic and adventure!!This book was nice because it was not like a lot of other books about magic. It was very unique. I would recommend this to anyone who likes The harry potter type plot!!!

Intensly Smart and Shocking...

The sequel to the critically acclaimed 'So You Want to Be a Wizard', 'Deep Wizardry' is even better. The plot is excellent-it's very interesting and unusual. The revealing of the truth to Mr. and Mrs. Callahan is hilarious and well-written, and Dairine is annoyingly manipulative. S'reee and Hotshot are interesting new characters, and Ed has such a sad story. The surprise ending will leave you breathless. A wonderful addition to this series.

Awsome book!

this book was great! the writer grabes your imagination and takes you on a wild ride to worlds we only dream of.

Incredibly good!

After reading Diane Duane's How to be a wizard I thought that it was a book that couldn't be surpassed. But after reading Deep Wizardry I see that Duane has shown her incredible talent again. I have always been a Harry Potter fan. I thought that that was the only kind of wizardry. Then someone mentioned this series so I decieded to try it, thinking it was going to be no match for Harry Potter. Then after reading the first, and now the second, I see that J.k Rowling has met her match. Deep Wizardry is inconcievibly good! I can't wait to finish the series.

amazing

this book was absolutly stimulating . i just finished the book but i cant wait to read the next book.

One of the BEST books i have ever read!

Deep Wizardry is a exiting, heart-stopping novel, with real life experiances. I would recomend this book to anyone who likes suspense, humor and a little sadness in between

THIS BOOK ROCKS!!!!!

This book is like the BEST book EVER!!! Diane really puts passion into this book, the characters are well described and have a lot of personality. I LOVE this book!!! READ IT!!!!!

This is a really good book!!

This is probably the best book in the whole wizard series. You get so into it. It is so fun to read and it is a definite page turner. This would be the book that I would reccomend to anyone!!

One of the best I've read!!!!!!

This book was awesome! I liked the way that Nita was willing to help the dolphins even though she could die a painful death. I don't want to give away the ending, but anyway, this book is awesome! I loved it!

TOTALLY WICKED AWESOME

Perfect book if you like wizardry. Diane Duane went all out in writing the books and honestly no book is better than the next. She keeps it alive throughout the whole book I absolutely loved it. Duane really puls you in. I couldn't put it down.

A Great Book!!!

When Nita and Kit get involved in an underwater ceremony, they're not prepared that the part Nita takes involves her dying. Will they find a way to get around it, or will they simply go with what was supposed to happen?

WICKED AWSOME!

I've read the books and honestly not one is better than the other because Diane Duane took it to the extreme when she wrote these books.

WOW, I never thought i would ever read a book

This book is my personal favorite out of the series of 5 that Diane Duane has produced. This book deals with the fantasy of young wizards dealing with the problems that none will ever have to face in there entire life. this book will broaden your horizons of what you might think about the 'art of wizardry.'