Two traits set Duane among the top rank of fantasy writers: her seemingly boundless imagination and her evocative use of language. Throughout the books in the Wizardry series, Duane conjures up original and spectacular scenes and characters. In the book that opens the series, So You Want to Be a Wizard, she sends Kit and Nita to a parallel Manhattan where living, feral taxicabs prowl the streets. Among the wonders in Deep Wizardry is the way in which Kit and Nita prove to Nita's parents that they are wizards and that their reasons for being wizards are important. Using a complicated spell that incorporates a certain amount of mathematics (to make sure they transport enough air with them), Kit and Nita whisk themselves and Mr. and Mrs. Callahan to the moon, where the Callahans can view the Earth gleaming against the blackness of space. For the...