Diane Duane

About the Author

Author Diane Duane was born in New York City on May 18, 1952, and grew up in Roosevelt, Long Island. She is an American science fiction and fantasy author. Duane studied nursing in college and became a psychiatric nurse. She began writing full time in 1980 and has published numerous novels, show more including several with her husband, Peter Morwood. She also writes screenplays, served as senior writer for the BBC-TV education series "Science Challenge," and writes scripts for CD-ROM computer games. Her "Young Wizards" series won a special commendation in the Anne Spencer Lindbergh Prize in Children's Literature, 2003. She currently lives in County Wicklow, Ireland. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

Includes the names: Dian Duane, Diane Duane, Diane Duane, Diane Duane, Diane Elizabeth Duane, Диана Дуэйн

Image credit: Photo by Gary Jordan, Dublin, Ireland ( http://www.garyjordanphotography.com )

Series

Star*Drive Harbinger Trilogy

Spider-Man: The Venom Trilogy Novels

Works by Diane Duane

Popular Recent

So You Want to be a Wizard (1983) 3,314 copies

Deep Wizardry (1985) 2,327 copies

A Wizard Abroad (1997) 2,014 copies

High Wizardry (1990) 2,004 copies

The Wizard's Dilemma (2001) 1,620 copies

A Wizard Alone (2002) 1,551 copies

Spock's World (1988) — Author — 1,402 copies

Wizard's Holiday (2003) 1,331 copies

Wizards at War (2005) 1,162 copies

The Book of Night with Moon (1997) 1,023 copies

Dark Mirror (1993) — Author — 1,017 copies

The Wounded Sky (1983) — Author — 891 copies

My Enemy, My Ally (1984) 888 copies

The Romulan Way (1987) — Author — 822 copies

Doctor's Orders (1990) 819 copies

So You Want to Be a Wizard: Twentieth-Anniversary Edition (with Uptown Local) (2001) 767 copies

The Door Into Fire (1979) 696 copies

To Visit the Queen (1998) 687 copies

A Wizard of Mars (2010) 596 copies

Support Your Local Wizard (1983) 535 copies

The Door Into Shadow (1983) 532 copies

Intellivore (1997) 482 copies

Stealing the Elf-King's Roses (2011) 459 copies

The Door Into Sunset (1992) 391 copies

Tom Clancy's Net Force Explorers: Virtual Vandals (1988) 354 copies

Omnitopia Dawn (2010) 328 copies

Rihannsu: Swordhunt (2000) — Author — 284 copies

Rihannsu: Honor Blade (2000) — Author — 277 copies

The Empty Chair (2006) — Author — 271 copies

Games Wizards Play (2016) — Author — 268 copies

The Venom Factor (1994) 260 copies

Tom Clancy's Net Force Explorers: The Deadliest Game (1998) 227 copies

Starrise at Corrivale (1998) 188 copies

Rihannsu: The Bloodwing Voyages (2006) — Author — 165 copies

seaQuest DSV: The Novel (1993) 153 copies

The Lizard Sanction (1995) 140 copies

Nightfall at Algemron (2000) 140 copies

Storm at Eldala (1999) 139 copies

Tom Clancy's Net Force Explorers: One is the Loneliest Number (1800) 128 copies

Empire's End (1997) 116 copies

The Young Wizards (2001) 109 copies

The Octopus Agenda (1996) 107 copies

Tale of the Five: The Sword and the Dragon (2002) 105 copies

Interim Errantry (2015) 102 copies

Tom Clancy's Net Force Explorers: End Game (1999) 82 copies

Tom Clancy's Net Force Explorers: Death Match (2002) 77 copies

Mindblast (1991) 71 copies

Keeper of the City (1989) 68 copies

Kill Station (1992) 64 copies

High Moon (1992) 61 copies

Raetian Tales 1: A Wind from the South (2006) 60 copies

Sand and Stars (2004) 58 copies

The Big Meow (2011) 54 copies

X-COM: UFO Defense (1995) 54 copies

The Best of Star Trek (2001) 50 copies

Uptown Local and Other Interventions (2011) 47 copies

The Tale of the Five Omnibus (2010) 42 copies

Lifeboats (2015) 40 copies

How Lovely Are Thy Branches (2015) 32 copies

Interim Errantry: On Ordeal (2017) 31 copies

Not On My Patch (2011) 31 copies

Star Trek: Rihannsu (2000) — Author — 30 copies

Owl Be Home for Christmas (2020) 23 copies

Midnight Snack and Other Fairy Tales 23 copies

The Outer Limits, Volume Two (1997) 23 copies

Marvel classic novels - Spider-Man: The Venom Factor Omnibus: 3 (2020) 21 copies

The Landlady 19 copies

Lior and the Sea (1985) 17 copies

Auftrag für Raumschiff Enterprise (1995) — Contributor — 16 copies

The Levin-Gad (2018) 15 copies

Uchenna's Apples (2015) 15 copies

Sirronde's World 1: The Span 11 copies

On Ordeal: Roshaun ke Nelaid 11 copies

The Outer Limits, Volume Three (1686) 11 copies

Sirronde's World 3: Parting Gifts 11 copies

Omnitopia: East Wind (2011) 10 copies

On Ordeal: Mamvish fsh Wimsih (2021) 9 copies

Diane Duane's Young Wizards Series (Books 1-8) (2003) 9 copies

The Misadventures of Prince Ivan (2011) 8 copies

Diane Duane Wizard Set (So You Want to Be a Wizard, Deep Wizardry, High Wizardry, A Wizard Abroad, Wizard's Dilemma) (1991) 7 copies

Meetings on the Stair: an essay 7 copies

On Ordeal: Ronan Nolan Jnr 7 copies

The Rizzoli Bag 6 copies

The Door Into Starlight 5 copies

The Young Wizards 30 Day OTP Challenge: Days 1 - 17 5 copies

Star Trek: Die klassische Serie (1995) — Contributor — 4 copies

Young Wizards - New Millennium Edition Set 4 copies

The EuropeanCuisines.com Saint Patrick's Day Cookbook (2007) 4 copies

The Outer Limits - The New Series (Aliens Among Us/Death & Beyond/Fantastic Androids & Robots/Mutation and… (1998) 3 copies

Overdue 3 copies

So You Want to Be a Wizard, Deep Wizardry, High Wizardry, A Wizard Abroad 3 copies

The "How Lovely Are Thy Branches" Advent Calendar 3 copies

Herself 3 copies

Young Wizards Series Set 1-6 by Diane Duane (2010) 2 copies

Tales of the Five Volume 1 (2021) 2 copies

Young Wizards Series Collection: So You Want To Be A Wizard,Deep Wizardry,High Wizardry,A Wizard Abroad,The… (1990) 2 copies

Star Trek #28 - The Last Word (1986) 2 copies

Star Trek #25 - Double Blind, Part 2 (1986) 2 copies

Star Trek #24 - Double Blind, Part 1 (1986) 2 copies

Horror at Halloween: Part Three 2 copies

Cold Case {ss} 1 copy

Star trek: the next generation: Where none have gone before 1 copy

Young Wizards books 1 copy

Apparitions 1 copy

The House 1 copy

Star Trek [1989 box set] (1989) — Contributor — 1 copy

Horror at Halloween (FLETCHER) 1 copy

Star Trek: The Next Generation: Ill Wind (1-4) 1 copy

Starrise at Corrivale | Storm at Eldala | Nightfall at Algemron (2001) 1 copy

Star Drive - Corrivale csillaga 1 copy

So You Want to be a Wizard 1 copy

The Wizard's Dillemma 1 copy

Young Wizards Series (Complete 9-Book Set, So You Want to Be a Wizard?; Deep Wizardry; High Wizardry; A Wizard Abroad;… (2010) 1 copy

The Levin-Gad: Tales of the Five #1 1 copy

Star Trek: The Next Generation—Ill Wind, Edition# 2 (1995) 1 copy

Star Trek #52 - Epic Proportions (1993) 1 copy

The Landlady: Tales of the Five #2 1 copy

STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION ILL Wind 3, January 1996 (1996) 1 copy

Short Stories 1 copy

Down By The Riverside 1 copy

The Four Realms Map 1 copy

The Austringer’s Wife 1 copy

Out of the Frying Pan 1 copy

The Tie That Binds 1 copy

Under My Skin 1 copy

Hopper Painting (short story) 1 copy

Don't Put That in Your Mouth, You Don't Know Where It's Been {short story} 1 copy

Spock's World [abridged] (1996) 1 copy

Star Trek, No. 25: Double Blind, Part III; April 1986 1 copy

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Associated Works

Wings of Omen (1984) — Contributor — 677 copies

The Dead of Winter (1985) — Contributor — 611 copies

Meditations on Middle Earth (2001) — Contributor — 569 copies

Blood Ties (1986) — Contributor — 507 copies

Emerald Magic: Great Tales of Irish Fantasy (2004) — Contributor — 335 copies

Storms of Victory (1987) — Maps, some editions — 325 copies

Medea: Harlan's World (1985) — Cartographer — 286 copies

Murder by Magic: Twenty Tales of Crime and the Supernatural (2004) — Contributor — 236 copies

Don't Forget Your Spacesuit, Dear (1996) — Contributor — 215 copies

Flashing Swords! #5: Demons and Daggers (1981) — Contributor — 206 copies

Sixteen: Short Stories by Outstanding Writers for Young Adults (1985) — Contributor — 161 copies

Moonsinger's Friends: In Honor of Andre Norton (1985) — Contributor — 143 copies

Serve It Forth: Cooking with Anne McCaffrey (1996) — Contributor — 142 copies

Sworn Allies (1990) — Contributor — 135 copies

Breakthrough (1989) — Contributor — 133 copies

Battlestations (2011) — Contributor — 127 copies

Stars: Original Stories Based on the Songs of Janis Ian (2003) — Contributor — 125 copies

The Shattered Sphere (1968) — Contributor — 123 copies

Star Trek: The Manga, Volume 2: Kakan ni Shinkou (2007) — Contributor — 107 copies

Total War (1990) — Author — 105 copies

On Crusade: More Tales of the Knights Templar (1998) — Contributor — 105 copies

Witch High (2008) — Contributor — 93 copies

Crisis (1991) — Contributor — 91 copies

The Gods of War (1992) — Contributor — 83 copies

Enterprise Logs (2000) — Contributor — 83 copies

Enchantment Place (2008) — Contributor — 81 copies

Perchance to Dream (2000) — Contributor — 80 copies

Dragon's Eye (1994) — Contributor — 79 copies

The Further Adventures of Superman (1993) — Contributor — 78 copies

The War Years (1990) — Contributor, some editions — 62 copies

Past Imperfect (2001) — Contributor — 61 copies

Star Trek: The Next Generation Manga: Boukenshin (2009) — Contributor — 60 copies

Through the Wardrobe: Your Favorite Authors on C. S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia (2008) — Contributor — 59 copies

Wizards, Inc. (2007) — Contributor — 58 copies

Starfall (1999) — Contributor — 52 copies

Further Adventures of Xena: Warrior Princess (Xena: Warrior Princess (Berkley)) (2001) — Contributor — 51 copies

Xanadu 2 (1994) — Contributor — 45 copies

Dragons & Dreams: A Collection of New Fantasy and Science Fiction Stories (1986) — Contributor — 42 copies

Short Trips: The Quality of Leadership (2008) — Contributor — 39 copies

Mystery Date (2008) — Contributor — 36 copies

The Magic Toy Box (2006) — Contributor — 28 copies

The Book of Wizards: Stories of Enchantment From Near and Far (2004) — Contributor — 13 copies

Perfect Timing 2 (1999) — Contributor — 11 copies

Thrilling Wonder Stories, Volume 2 (2009) — Contributor — 8 copies

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Common Knowledge

Legal name: Duane, Diane Elizabeth
Birthdate: 1952-05-18
Gender: female
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: New York, New York, USA
Places of residence: New York, New York, USA (Birth)
Roosevelt, New York, USA
California, USA
Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
County Wicklow, Ireland
Education: Roosevelt Senior High
Dowling College
Pilgrim State Hospital School of Nursing (R.N., 1974)
Occupations: psychiatric nurse
script writer
author
Relationships: Morwood, Peter (husband)
Organizations: Swordsmen and Sorcerers' Guild of America
Awards and honors: Guest of Honour, Eastercon, UK (1994)
Scribe Award (Grandmaster, Faust Award, 2014)
Guest of Honor, Worldcon (2019)
Agent: Donald Maass Literary Agency, NY NY
Monteiro Rose Dravis, LA CA (US film/screen)
MBA Agency, London UK (European screen)

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Reviews

My Enemy My Ally by Diane Duane

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The Wounded Sky (Star Trek, No. 13) by Diane Duane

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The Romulan Way (Star Trek) by Diane Duane

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Spock's World (Star Trek: the Original Series) by Diane Duane

Dude if I don’t marry someone as smart and playful and petty as Amanda “there is nothing small about my husband” Greyson, what is the point? And hello Sir Sarek, Reigning Supreme Simp of not one, but two worlds? We’ve always known it, but there’s a special thrill in having it spelled out in flashbacks.

And Bones! His speech! The mic drop! (Duane has an obvious bias for Bones.) Hilarious.
Legends, all.

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