Young Wizards Books in Order
Diane Duane has written 17 Young Wizards books, published between 1983 and 2017. The first book is So You Want to Be a Wizard (1983) and the newest is Interim Errantry 2: On Ordeal (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 17
- Published
- 1983–2017
- Pages on record
- 4,665 in 11 of 17 books
- Reading time
- 78–117 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,665 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 17 titles with a page count on record.
Young Wizards is Diane Duane's fantasy series for children, with 17 books dated 1983 to 2017. So You Want to Be a Wizard (1983) is the first, followed by Deep Wizardry (1985), High Wizardry (1990) and A Wizard Abroad (1993). The Wizard's Dilemma (2001), A Wizard Alone (2002), Wizards at War (2005) and A Wizard of Mars (2010) come later, and Interim Errantry 2: On Ordeal (2017) is the newest. Recorded subjects include wizards, magic, whales, computers and bullying.
How many Young Wizards books are there?
Young Wizards has 17 books, released between 1983 and 2017.
Young Wizards Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 17 Young Wizards 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.
- 119833232/4
- 219853842/4
- 319903682/4
- 419933552/4
- 520014212/4
- 620023192/4
- 720034232/4
- 820055512/4
- 92010–2/4
- 102011–2/4
- 1120155442/4
- 1220153582/4
- 132015–2/4
- 1420166192/4
- 152016–2/4
- 162016–2/4
- 172017–2/4
Do you have to read Young Wizards books in order?
You should read the Young Wizards books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Young Wizards book also stands alone.
Where to start with Young Wizards
Start with So You Want to Be a Wizard (1983), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Young Wizards book?
Interim Errantry 2: On Ordeal (2017) is the newest Young Wizards book released so far.
Is there a new Young Wizards book coming?
No next Young Wizards 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 Young Wizards
Wikidata records 3 nominations for Young Wizards. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature2006Shortlistedfor Wizards at War
- Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book2003Shortlistedfor A Wizard Alone
- Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature2002Shortlistedfor The Wizard's Dilemma
Young Wizards at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Young Wizards title on record dates from 2017, 9 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Young Wizards books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 4,665 pages across the 11 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 384 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Young Wizards books, 9 of 17, were published in the 2010s.
What the Young Wizards books are about
11 of the 17 Young Wizards books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: wizards is tagged on 11 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Wizards 11 of 11 books
- Fantasy 9 of 11 books
- Children's fiction 8 of 11 books
- Magic 2 of 11 books
More books by Diane Duane
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Diane Duane books in order 71 books