A Wizard Abroad
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A Wizard Abroad is the fourth book in the Young Wizards series by Diane Duane. It is the sequel to High Wizardry.
 Cover art for A Wizard Abroad |
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| Author | Diane Duane |
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| Cover artist | Cliff Nielsen |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Young Wizards |
| Genre(s) | Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | Harcourt Trade Publishers |
| Released | 1993 (first printing by Corgi Books, reprinted 1997 by Harcourt) |
| Media type | Print (Mass market paperback) |
| Pages | 368 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-15-216238-0 |
| Preceded by | High Wizardry |
| Followed by | The Wizard's Dilemma |
[edit] Synopsis
Nita and Kit's parents have never been fully behind their children's practices and in this book Nita's parents reveal that by sending her to live with her aunt in Ireland over the summer to get away from the wizardry. This is particularly unfortunate for Nita and Kit as they are currently settling a land dispute between trees.
When Nita gets to Ireland she begins to go "sideways" between different times and worlds of the location of Ireland. This is dangerous for wizards and non-wizards alike. Nita alerts the local Senior who happens to be a relative of a boy she met in a restaurant, Ronan Nolan, which she's started crushing for.
While in her aunt's kitchen, she overhears them talk about a fox problem they've been having and have scheduled a hunt. Nita, being the ever-diligent wizard, goes that night and tells a fox of this. After the hunt, the fox thanks her for the warning by informing her that one of the Powers That Be is near, though as is tradition he cannot say where or who.
Things get hectic from thereon as wizards must gather to fight an Ancient Evil, a form of the Lone Power. Four ancient relics must be reawakened to fight this evil though they're quite weak after the ages.
[edit] References
A Wizard Abroad by Diane Duane
