📖 About Young Wizards

Young Wizards is a series universe written by Diane Duane. The complete collection runs to 17 books across 2 series, published between 1983 and 2017.

The main series is Publication Order of Young Wizards Books with 15 books. It opens with So You Want to Be a Wizard (1983) and currently runs to On Ordeal: Roshaun ke Nelaid (2016).

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🎯 Where to Start with Young Wizards

New readers should begin with the first book of the main series in publication order: So You Want to Be a Wizard (1983), book 1 of Publication Order of Young Wizards Books. Reading in publication order lets the world and characters develop the way the author intended, and it avoids spoilers that later books may contain.

Each of the 2 series on this page is expandable — click a series heading to see every title it contains, in order, with a direct link to buy the book on Amazon.

📚 Young Wizards Books in Order

Publication Order of Young Wizards Books
15 books
1
So You Want to Be a Wizard book cover1So You Want to Be a Wizard1983Buy on Amazon
Deep Wizardry book cover2Deep Wizardry1985Buy on Amazon
High Wizardry book cover3High Wizardry1990Buy on Amazon
A Wizard Abroad book cover4A Wizard Abroad1993Buy on Amazon
The Wizard's Dilemma book cover5The Wizard's Dilemma2001Buy on Amazon
A Wizard Alone book cover6A Wizard Alone2002Buy on Amazon
Wizard's Holiday book cover7Wizard's Holiday2003Buy on Amazon
Wizards at War book cover8Wizards at War2005Buy on Amazon
A Wizard of Mars book cover9A Wizard of Mars2010Buy on Amazon
Not On My Patch book cover10Not On My Patch2011Buy on Amazon
Lifeboats book cover11Lifeboats2015Buy on Amazon
How Lovely Are Thy Branches book cover12How Lovely Are Thy Branches2015Buy on Amazon
Games Wizards Play book cover13Games Wizards Play2016Buy on Amazon
14On Ordeal: Mamvish fsh Wimsih2016Buy on Amazon
15On Ordeal: Roshaun ke Nelaid2016Buy on Amazon
Publication Order of Interim Errantry Books
2 books
2
Interim Errantry book cover1Interim Errantry2015Buy on Amazon
Interim Errantry 2: On Ordeal book cover2Interim Errantry 2: On Ordeal2017Buy on Amazon

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How many Young Wizards books are there?
There are 17 books in the Young Wizards collection, organised into 2 series and published between 1983 and 2017.
What is the first Young Wizards book?
The first book is So You Want to Be a Wizard, published in 1983.
What order should I read the Young Wizards books in?
Most readers use publication order, which is the order the books were originally released. A chronological order is also provided on this page for readers who prefer to follow the internal timeline of the story.
Who wrote the Young Wizards books?
The Young Wizards books were written by Diane Duane.
Is the Young Wizards series finished?
The main series, Publication Order of Young Wizards Books, has 15 books so far. The most recent title listed on this page gives the current end point of the series.
When did the Young Wizards series start?
The earliest title in this collection was published in 1983, and the most recent in 2017.