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Diane Duane Books in Order

Diane Duane has written 71 books, published between 1979 and 2018. The first book is The Door Into Fire (1979) and the newest is The Levin-Gad (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
71
Published
1979–2018
Confirmed
18 of 71 titles
Pages on record
17,119 in 49 of 71 books
Reading time
285–428 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 17,119 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 49 of 71 titles with a page count on record.

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Diane Duane is an American science fiction and fantasy author who has long lived in Ireland. Young Wizards, which opens with So You Want to Be a Wizard (1983), and the Rihannsu Star Trek novels are the best known work. Seventy-one titles are catalogued between 1979 and 2018, taking in the Tale of the Five from The Door Into Fire (1979), Spider-Man and X-Men tie-ins, Space Cops, Cat Wizards and SeaQuest DSV. Wizards, whales and Star Trek characters recur as subjects.

How many Diane Duane books are there?

Diane Duane has 71 books, released between 1979 and 2018. They include 12 series and 5 titles listed outside any series.

Diane Duane Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 71 Diane Duane books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of The Door Into Fire by Diane Duane, book 1 of the Tale of the Five series (1979)
  2. Cover of So You Want to Be a Wizard by Diane Duane, book 1 of the Young Wizards series (1983)
  3. Cover of My Enemy, My Ally by Diane Duane, book 1 of the Star Trek: TOS: Rihannsu series (1984)
  4. Cover of Deep Wizardry by Diane Duane, book 2 of the Young Wizards series (1985)
  5. Cover of The Romulan Way by Diane Duane, book 2 of the Star Trek: TOS: Rihannsu series (1987)
  6. Cover of Keeper of the City by Diane Duane, book 2 of the Guardians of the Three series (1989)
  7. Cover of High Wizardry by Diane Duane, book 3 of the Young Wizards series (1990)
  8. Cover of Defenders of Ar by Diane Duane, book 4 of the Guardians of the Three series (1990)
  9. Cover of Doctor's Orders by Diane Duane, book 43 of the Star Trek: TOS (Original) series (1990)
  10. Cover of Mindblast by Diane Duane, book 1 of the Space Cops series (1991)
  11. Cover of Kill Station by Diane Duane, book 2 of the Space Cops series (1992)
  12. Cover of High Moon by Diane Duane, book 3 of the Space Cops series (1992)
  13. Cover of The Door into Sunset by Diane Duane, book 3 of the Tale of the Five series (1992)
  14. Cover of Seaquest DSV by Diane Duane, book 1 of the SeaQuest DSV series (1993)
  15. Cover of A Wizard Abroad by Diane Duane, book 4 of the Young Wizards series (1993)
  16. Cover of Dark Mirror, book 10 of the Star Trek: The Next Generation (Original) series (1993)
  17. Cover of Spider-Man: The Venom Factor by Diane Duane, book 1 of the Spider-Man series (1994)
  18. Cover of Spider-Man The Lizard Sanction by Diane Duane, book 2 of the Spider-Man series (1995)
  19. Cover of The Outer Limits, Volume 1 by Diane Duane, book 1 of the Outer Limits series (1996)
  20. Cover of The Book of Night with Moon by Diane Duane, book 1 of the Cat Wizards series (1997)
  21. Cover of Empire's End by Diane Duane, book 3 of the X-Men Adventures series (1997)
  22. Cover of Intellivore by Diane Duane, book 45 of the Star Trek: The Next Generation series (1997)
  23. Cover of Starrise at Corrivale by Diane Duane, book 1 of the Harbinger series (1998)
  24. Cover of Virtual Vandals by Diane Duane, book 1 of the Tom Clancy's Net Force Explorers series (1998)
  1. 1
    The Door Into FireTale of the Five #11979 · 290 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1979290
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  2. 2
    So You Want to Be a WizardYoung Wizards #11983 · 323 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1983323
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  3. 3
    The Wounded SkyStar Trek: TOS #61983 · 255 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1983255
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  4. 4
    The Wounded SkyStar Trek: TOS (Original) #91983 · confirmed 3/4
    1983–
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  5. 5
    My Enemy, My AllyStar Trek: TOS: Rihannsu #11984 · 309 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1984309
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  6. 6
    The Door Into ShadowTale of the Five #21984 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1984320
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  7. 7
    My Enemy, My AllyStar Trek: TOS (Original) #131984 · confirmed 3/4
    1984–
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  8. 8
    Deep WizardryYoung Wizards #21985 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1985384
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  9. 9
    The Romulan WayStar Trek: TOS: Rihannsu #21987 · 254 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1987254
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  10. 10
    The Romulan WayStar Trek: TOS (Original) #261987 · confirmed 3/4
    1987–
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  11. 11
    Spock's WorldStar Trek: TOS (Original) #351988 · confirmed 3/4
    1988–
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  12. 12
    Keeper of the CityGuardians of the Three #21989 · 309 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1989309
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  13. 13
    High WizardryYoung Wizards #31990 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990368
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  14. 14
    Defenders of ArGuardians of the Three #41990 · 314 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990314
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  15. 15
    Doctor's OrdersStar Trek: TOS (Original) #431990 · 291 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1990291
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  16. 16
    MindblastSpace Cops #11991 · 250 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991250
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  17. 17
    Kill StationSpace Cops #21992 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992256
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  18. 18
    High MoonSpace Cops #31992 · 248 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992248
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  19. 19
    The Door into SunsetTale of the Five #31992 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992384
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  20. 20
    Seaquest DSVSeaQuest DSV #11993 · 230 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993230
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  21. 21
    A Wizard AbroadYoung Wizards #41993 · 355 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993355
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  22. 22
    Dark MirrorStar Trek: The Next Generation (Original) #101993 · 337 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1993337
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  23. 23
    Spider-Man: The Venom FactorSpider-Man #11994 · 348 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994348
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  24. 24
    X-COMX-Com #11995 · 264 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995264
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  25. 25
    Spider-Man The Lizard SanctionSpider-Man #21995 · 333 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995333
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  26. 26
    The Outer Limits, Volume 1Outer Limits #11996 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996192
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  27. 27
    Spider-Man: The Octopus AgendaSpider-Man #31996 · confirmed 2/4
    1996–
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  28. 28
    The Book of Night with MoonCat Wizards #11997 · 341 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997341
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  29. 29
    Empire's EndX-Men Adventures #31997 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997352
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  30. 30
    IntellivoreStar Trek: The Next Generation #451997 · 239 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1997239
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Diane Duane series and characters in order

The character linked below has its own reading-order page.

Diane Duane books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.

Young Wizards books in order

15 books by Diane Duane
  1. 1. So You Want to Be a Wizard
  2. 2. Deep Wizardry
  3. 3. High Wizardry
  4. 4. A Wizard Abroad
  5. 5. The Wizard's Dilemma
  6. 6. A Wizard Alone
  7. 7. Wizard's Holiday
  8. 8. Wizards at War
  9. 9. A Wizard of Mars
  10. 10. Not On My Patch
  11. 11. Lifeboats
  12. 12. How Lovely Are Thy Branches
  13. and 3 more in the table above

Tom Clancy's Net Force Explorers in order

8 books
  1. 1. Virtual Vandals
  2. 2. The Deadliest Game
  3. 3. One is the Loneliest Number
  4. 10. Safe House
  5. 13. Deathworld
  6. 16. Runaways
  7. 18. Own Goal
  8. 19. Death Match

Star Trek: TOS (Original) in order

7 books
  1. 9. The Wounded Sky
  2. 13. My Enemy, My Ally
  3. 26. The Romulan Way
  4. 35. Spock's World
  5. 43. Doctor's Orders
  6. 67. Swordhunt
  7. 68. Honor Blade

Tale of the Five in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Door Into Fire
  2. 2. The Door Into Shadow
  3. 3. The Door into Sunset
  4. 4. The Levin-Gad

Star Trek: TOS: Rihannsu in order

4 books
  1. 1. My Enemy, My Ally
  2. 2. The Romulan Way
  3. 3. Swordhunt
  4. 5. The Empty Chair

Space Cops in order

3 books
  1. 1. Mindblast
  2. 2. Kill Station
  3. 3. High Moon

Spider-Man in order

3 books
  1. 1. Spider-Man: The Venom Factor
  2. 2. Spider-Man The Lizard Sanction
  3. 3. Spider-Man: The Octopus Agenda

Cat Wizards in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Book of Night with Moon
  2. 2. To Visit the Queen
  3. 3. The Big Meow

Harbinger in order

3 books
  1. 1. Starrise at Corrivale
  2. 2. Storm at Eldala
  3. 3. Nightfall at Algemron

Outer Limits in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Outer Limits, Volume 1
  2. 3. The Outer Limits, Volume Three

Interim Errantry in order

2 books
  1. 1. Interim Errantry
  2. 2. Interim Errantry 2: On Ordeal

Guardians of the Three in order

2 books
  1. 2. Keeper of the City
  2. 4. Defenders of Ar

SeaQuest DSV in order

1 book
  1. 1. Seaquest DSV

X-Com in order

1 book
  1. 1. X-COM

Raetian Tales in order

1 book
  1. 1. A Wind from the South

Star Trek: The Originals in order

1 book
  1. 1. Rihannsu: The Bloodwing Voyages

Omnitopia in order

1 book
  1. 1. Omnitopia Dawn

X-Men Adventures in order

1 book
  1. 3. Empire's End

Horror at Halloween in order

1 book
  1. 3. Tina

Star Trek: TOS in order

1 book
  1. 6. The Wounded Sky

Star Trek: The Next Generation (Original) in order

1 book
  1. 10. Dark Mirror

Star Trek: The Next Generation books in order

1 book by Diane Duane
  1. 45. Intellivore

Standalone books

5 books

5 Diane Duane titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Diane Duane books in order?

You only need to read Diane Duane books in order within each series: the books listed here span 12 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Diane Duane

Start with So You Want to Be a Wizard (1983), the first Young Wizards book. The earliest catalogued title overall is The Door Into Fire (1979).

What is the newest Diane Duane book?

The Levin-Gad (2018) is the newest Diane Duane book released so far.

Is there a new Diane Duane book coming?

No next Diane Duane book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Award nominations for Diane Duane

Wikidata records 4 nominations for Diane Duane. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Diane Duane at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Diane Duane title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Diane Duane books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
17,119 pages across the 49 of 71 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Diane Duane books, 26 of 71, were published in the 1990s.

What the Diane Duane books are about

42 of the 71 Diane Duane books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fantasy is tagged on 17 of 42. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.