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Biography

Born in New York City, she grew up in Roosevelt, Long Island. After school, she studied nursing and practiced as a psychiatric nurse for two years until 1976, when she moved to California and worked as an assistant to David Gerrold. Her first novel was published by Dell Books in 1979, and she subsequently worked as a freelance writer. (Gerrold wrote an "overture" to that novel, on the grounds that he'd rather be making overtures than introductions to Diane.) In 1981 she moved to Pennsylvania. She married Northern Irish author Peter Morwood in 1987; they moved to the UK and then to Ireland, where she currently resides in County Wicklow. New York, NY redirects here. ... Roosevelt is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Nassau County, New York, United States. ... This article focuses on the education and regulation of nurses. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... David Gerrold, born Jerrold David Friedman (January 24, 1944), is an award-winning science fiction author who started his career in 1966 as a college student by submitting an unsolicited story outline for the television series Star Trek. ... For the song by the Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Official language(s) English, Pennsylvania Dutch Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 280 miles (455 km)  - Length 160 miles (255 km)  - % water 2. ... Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (de facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official languages English (de facto), Irish, Ulster Scots 3, BSL, NISL, ISL Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Ian Paisley  - Deputy First Minister... Peter Morwood (b. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Wicklow Code: WW Area: 2,024 km² Population (2002) 114,676 Website: www. ...

Bibliography

Young Wizards

1. So You Want to be a Wizard (ISBN 0-15-204738-7) (1983)
2. Deep Wizardry (ISBN 0-15-216257-7) (1985)
3. High Wizardry (ISBN 0-15-216244-5) (1990)
4. A Wizard Abroad (ISBN 0-15-216238-0) (1993)
5. The Wizard's Dilemma (ISBN 0-15-202551-0) (2001)
6. A Wizard Alone (ISBN 0-15-204562-7) (2002)
7. Wizard's Holiday (ISBN 0-15-204771-9) (2003)
8. Wizards at War (ISBN 0-15-204772-7) (2005)
9. A Wizard of Mars (projected) (Expected to be released May 08)

A short story within the same universe, "Uptown Local", has also been published as part of Jane Yolen's Dragons and Dreams anthology, and an mp3 of Duane reading it is freely available from her website as a podcast. A film script, "Wizards on Call" is being constructed at [1]. Readers can participate in contributing and editing the script. Cover of So You Want to Be a Wizard, the first book in the series Young Wizards is a series of novels by the fantasy fiction author Diane Duane. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Deep Wizardry is the second book in the Young Wizards series by Diane Duane. ... High Wizardry is the third book in the Young Wizards series by Diane Duane. ... A Wizard Abroad is the fourth book in the Young Wizards series by Diane Duane. ... The Wizards Dilemma is the fifth book in the Young Wizards series by Diane Duane. ... A Wizard Alone is the sixth book in the Young Wizards series by Diane Duane. ... Wizards Holiday is the seventh book in the Young Wizards series by Diane Duane. ... - Cover for the book Wizards at War. ... A Wizard of Mars is the ninth novel in the Young Wizards series by Diane Duane. ... Jane Yolen (born February 11, 1939 in New York City) is an American author, and editor of almost 300 books. ... An orange square with waves indicates that an RSS feed is present on a webpage. ...

Feline Wizards

The series also includes two books that are not exactly in the series, but take place under the same setting, and in between books 4 and 5.

• Book of Night With Moon (US ISBN 0-340-69329-0, UK ISBN 0-340-69328-2) (1997)
• To Visit the Queen (ISBN 0-446-67318-8), published in the UK as On Her Majesty's Wizardly Service (ISBN 0-340-69330-4) (1998)
• The Big Meow (presently on hiatus as a subscriber-supported novel. See Duane's blog for details of the beginning of the project.)

Adult Wizards

Another book about an adult wizard was apparently meant to start another sub-series in the same setting, but no books have been written or published yet. Book of Night With Moon is a 1997 fantasy novel written by Diane Duane. ...

• Short Circuit (projected) [2]

Alternate Universes

The Young Wizards universe contains canonical alternate universes (So You Want to Be a Wizard and Book of Night With Moon are good examples: the protagonists travel to alternate universes to solve problems there). To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

• Stealing the Elf-King's Roses (ISBN 0-446-60983-8) is set in a sheaf of universes originally mentioned in Nita's studies in So You Want To Be A Wizard.

The Middle Kingdoms

Also known as the Tale of the Five, this high fantasy series has been awaiting completion since 1992. The books center on some of the same themes as her more well-known Young Wizards series; those who wield the Blue Fire have many of the same responsibilities as the wizards and fight the same battle against entropy. One interdimensional portal in The Door into Fire appears to open over New York City, presenting the possibility that the Middle Kingdoms are yet another canonical alternative universe within the Young Wizards setting. Unlike Duane's children's books, however, the Tale of the Five series deals openly with issues of alternative sexuality. Within the Middle Kingdoms, bisexuality and group marriage are the norm. Duane is still working on the final volume. 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Cover of So You Want to Be a Wizard, the first book in the series Young Wizards is a series of novels by the fantasy fiction author Diane Duane. ... Ice melting - classic example of entropy increasing[1] described in 1862 by Rudolf Clausius as an increase in the disgregation of the molecules of the body of ice. ... New York, NY redirects here. ... Cover of So You Want to Be a Wizard, the first book in the series Young Wizards is a series of novels by the fantasy fiction author Diane Duane. ... There are a variety of alternative sexuality practices and subcultures for people who hold that human sexual expression comes in a wide variety of forms which other people might consider immoral or unhygenic; it is noteworthy that people who hold to an encompassing imperative ethic as regards what they might... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Group marriage or Circle Marriage is a form of marriage in which more than one man and more than one woman form a family unit, and all members of the marriage share parental responsibility for any children arising from the marriage. ...

1. The Door into Fire (1979)
2. The Door into Shadow (1984)
3. The Door into Sunset (1992)
4. The Door into Starlight (not yet published)

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Star Trek

She has also written a number of Star Trek novels, to wit, The current Star Trek franchise logo Star Trek is an American science fiction franchise. ...

1. Star Trek: The Original Series #13: The Wounded Sky (1983)
2. Star Trek: TOS #18: Rihannsu #1: My Enemy, My Ally (1984)
3. Star Trek: TOS: Rihannsu #2: The Romulan Way, (written with husband Peter Morwood) (1987)
4. Star Trek: Spock's World (1988)
5. Star Trek: TOS #50: Doctor's Orders (1990)
6. Star Trek: The Next Generation: Dark Mirror (ISBN 0-671-79377-2) (1993)
7. Star Trek: TNG: #45: Intellivore (1997)
8. Star Trek: TOS #95: Rihannsu #3: Swordhunt (2000)
9. Star Trek: TOS #96: Rihannsu #4: Honor Blade (2000)
10. Star Trek: Sand and Stars (omnibus, containing Spock's World and A. C. Crispin's Sarek) (2004) (ISBN 0-7434-9658-2)
11. Star Trek: TOS Rihannsu #5: The Empty Chair (ebook release October 2006; print release scheduled for December 2006)

(Also scheduled for December 2006 publication is an omnibus edition of the first four Rihannsu novels entitled Rihannsu: The Bloodwing Voyages, containing minor tweaks to increase consistency and reediting Swordhunt and Honor Blade into their original one-volume form. The Empty Chair will not be included.) Peter Morwood (b. ... Spocks World is a novel by Diane Duane, set in the fictional Star Trek universe. ... Doctors Orders could be Doctors Orders (Enterprise episode) Doctors Orders (Star Trek novel) Doctors Orders (song) Category: ... The Dark Mirror is a black-and-white 1946 film starring actress Olivia de Havilland as a pair of twins. ...

Duane shares story credit on the TNG episode "Where No One Has Gone Before" with Michael Reaves. Where No One Has Gone Before is a first season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. ... Michael Reaves (born 1950) is an American science fiction and fantasy author, television writer, and screenwriter. ...

Harbinger

The Harbinger Trilogy is set in the Star*Drive universe. While Duane is not the only author to write for this universe, she was the first. Star*Drive is a science fiction campaign setting that was published in 1998 by TSR, Inc. ...

1. Starrise at Corrivale (ISBN 0-7869-1179-4)
2. Storm at Eldala (ISBN 0-7869-1334-7)
3. Nightfall at Algemron (ISBN 0-7869-1563-3)

Spider-Man

Duane wrote a number of Spider-Man novels for Byron-Preiss Multimedia from 1994 to 1998. These works include:

1. The Venom Factor (Venom Factor Book 1) (ISBN 1-57297-038-3)
2. The Lizard Saction (Venom Factor Book 2) (ISBN 1-57297-148-7)
3. The Octopus Agenda (Venom Factor Book 3) (ISBN 1-57297-279-3)

Guardians of the Three

• Keeper of the City (1989), Book 2 of the series (written with husband Peter Morwood).

SeaQuest DSV

• SeaQuest DSV: The Novel (ISBN 1-85798-205-3)

Space Cops

1. Mindblast (1991) (ISBN 0-380-75852-0)
2. Kill Station (1992) (ISBN 0-380-75854-7)
3. High Moon (1992) (ISBN 0-380-75855-5)

X-Com

• UFO Defense (1995) (ISBN 0-7615-0235-1)

X-Men

• Empire's End (1995) (ISBN 0-7615-0235-1)

Net Force

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• Book 1: Virtual Vandals
• Book 3: One Is the Loneliest Number
• Book 6: End Game
• Book 10: Safe House
• Book 13: Deathworld
• Book 16: Runaways
• Book 18: Death Match

Short Stories

• "Parting Gifts" featured in Flashing Swords! #5: Demons and Daggers (1981)

• "Lior and the Sea" featured in Moonsinger's Friends (1986)

• "Apparitions" featured in The Further Adventures of Superman (1993)

• "The Dovrefell Cat" featured in Xanadu 2 (1995)

• "Don't Put That in Your Mouth, You Don't Know Where It's Been" featured in Don't Forget Your Space Suit, Dear (1996)

• "Recensions" featured in Amazing Magazine (1998)

• "Blank Check" in On Crusade: More Tales of the Knights Templar (1998)

• "1-900-nodream" featured in Perchance to Dream (2000)

• "Night Whispers" featured in Star Trek: Enterprise Logs (2000)

Other prose works

Duane has recently made available in various e-formats a previously unpublished book which was sold to at least two European publishers, but never actually brought out due to internal restructuring at one publishing house (Corgi) and the sale of another (Heyne Verlag). The novel, A Wind from the South, is the first of a projected trilogy telling the story of a young girl born in the 11th century in a remote region of the Alps. This girl slowly discovers that she is the intended physical avatar of an exiled Roman goddess, while (as she grows) she becomes caught up in the political turmoil of the beginning of the medieval era in central Europe, especially Switzerland.

Duane was also responsible for a novelization of X-COM: UFO Defense, and for prose adaptations of several scripts from The Outer Limits. She has also written numerous short stories, about equally divided between fantasy and science fiction, which have appeared in various anthologies and collections over the last twenty years. X-COM: UFO Defense is a video game created by Microprose Software. ... The Outer Limits is an American television series. ...

Screen works: film and television

Duane has worked in television since the early 1980's, initially becoming involved in script work at the Hanna-Barbera animation studio (now Cartoon Network). After writing numerous scripts for such series as Scooby and Scrappy-Doo, Captain Caveman, Space Stars, Fonz and the Happy Days Gang, Biskitts, and Laverne and Shirley in the Army, she moved on to work in development and serve as a staff writer at Filmation, and in 1985 was hired to story-edit the DiC animated series Dinosaucers. During this period she also wrote scripts for Sunbow Productions (GloFriends, Transformers, and My Little Pony) and Walt Disney Productions (Duck Tales). In 1986, she co-wrote (with Michael Reaves) the script of one of the earliest episodes of Star Trek:TNG, "Where No One Has Gone Before". Cartoon Network Studios, formerly known as Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Scooby-doo is also British naval divers slang for civilian sport scuba diver. Scooby-Doo is an important character in animation up to this day Scooby-Doo is a long-running animated series produced for television by Hanna-Barbera Productions from 1969 to 1986, 1988 to 1991, and from 2002... Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels ( 1977- 1980) was a Saturday morning cartoon produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. ... Space-Stars is a 1981 NBC Saturday morning cartoon created by Hanna-Barbera which lasted from 1981-1982. ... Henry Winkler as the Fonz, Ron Howard as Richie, and Donny Most as Ralph all supplied their voices to this animated version of the hit ABC-TV series, Happy Days. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... The first Filmation logo. ... DIC can refer to: Diploma of Imperial College Dubai International Capital DIC Entertainment In chemistry, Diisopropylcarbodiimide Disseminated intravascular coagulation This is a disambiguation page — a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... Dinosaucers was a television cartoon created by DIC Entertainment in association with Ellipse Programme that originally aired on various UHF networks in the USA in 1987, on the Family Channel between 1989 and 1991, and later in 1993 and again in 1995 on the USA Network. ... Original Sunbow Productions logo Sunbow Productions is an animation production studio, founded in 1981 and owned up until 1998 by Griffin-Bacal Advertising in New York. ... The Transformers (G1) 1984-1987, U.S. This page is a partner page to Transformers Universes, listing the various television series that the Transformer toyline has spawned since its creation in 1984. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Walt Disney Productions is the former name of The Walt Disney Company, which it held from 1929 to 1986. ... DuckTales is an animated series produced by The Walt Disney Company starring characters from the Scrooge McDuck universe as largely created by Carl Barks. ... Michael Reaves (born 1950) is an American science fiction and fantasy author, television writer, and screenwriter. ... The title as it appeared in most episodes opening credits. ... Where No One Has Gone Before is a first season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. ...

In the early 1990's Duane was brought on board as the head writer on the BBC Television educational series "Science Challenge". Shortly thereafter she co-wrote (with her husband) scripts for Warner Bros. Television's Batman: The Animated Series and for Walt Disney's Gargoyles. She also wrote the screenplay for the 1996 space adventure game Privateer 2 - The Darkening, which starred Clive Owen, Christopher Walken, Jürgen Prochnow and Mathilda May. Other screen work from that period includes the screenplay for the Space Island One episode "Not In My Back Yard" (1998-1999). The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion... Warner Bros. ... The animated Batman shoots his grappling gun from a rooftop in a scene from the episode, On Leather Wings. ... This article is about the animated series. ... Clive Owen (born October 3, 1964) is a Golden Globe and BAFTA winning critically acclaimed English actor, now a regular performer in Hollywood and independent American films. ... Christopher Walken (born Ronald Walken on March 31, 1943) is an Academy Award-winning American film and theatre actor. ... Bold textItalic text Jürgen Prochnow as Duke Leto Atreides in David Lynchs Dune Jürgen Prochnow [IPA: jʏrgÉ›n prÉ”xnÉ”v] (June 10, 1941 in Berlin) is a German actor. ... Mathilda May is a French actress, born on February 8, 1965, in Paris, France. ... Space Island One (or Raumstation Unity in German) was a British/German science fiction television series that ran for 26 episodes beginning in 1998. ...

In 2003, after doing nearly four years' development work with the production company Tandem Communications of Munich, Germany, Duane and Peter Morwood co-wrote the script for the German TV miniseries Die Nibelungen. The miniseries aired in Germany on the Sat.1 network in late November 2004, and a feature version (titled Sword of Xanten) screened in the UK in December 2004. A "megafeature" cut of the entire miniseries was aired on Channel Four television in the UK in December 2005. The miniseries aired on the Sci-Fi Channel in the US in late March of 2006 under the title Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King. The miniseries has also been released on DVD in the US and numerous other markets, under various titles (the previous US title was Curse of the Ring). Sat. ... Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King, aka Ring of the Nibelungs, is a fantasy mini-series based on the Germanic saga of the Nibelungenlied which tells the story of Siegfried the Dragon-Slayer. ... Channel 4 is a television broadcaster in the United Kingdom (see British television). ... Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King, aka Ring of the Nibelungs, is a fantasy mini-series based on the Germanic saga of the Nibelungenlied which tells the story of Siegfried the Dragon-Slayer. ...

Awards

• "Midnight Snack": Cassette version winner of a Media and Methods Award for Excellence, 1987.
• The Door Into Fire: Two-time John W. Campbell Award nominee for best new writer.
• "Young Wizards" series: special commendation in the Anne Spencer Lindbergh Prize in Children's Literature, 2003.
• Wizard's Dilemma: Mythopoeic award nominee, 2002.
• Wizards at War: Mythopoeic award nominee, 2006.

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External links

• DianeDuane.com, her personal website
• Weblog, mirrored by the author on LiveJournal
• Bibliography at SciFan
• Young Wizards.com, interactive website
• The Errantry Concordance, a wiki-format encyclopedia-in-progress of the Young Wizards universe
• WizCast, home page of Duane's podcasts about the Young Wizards universe: the podcasts themselves are linked to an RSS feed here
• TheBigMeow.com, home to the online novel The Big Meow
• Raetiantales.blogspot.com: page devoted to the first "Raetian Tales" novel, A Wind from the South