Be Careful What You Wish For: Segnbora wanted to be different.Anti-Villain: Cillmod turns out to be this.Angel Unaware: The innkeeper they meet, though they do figure out who She is eventually (after comparing notes and realizing they all slept with her at exactly the same time).So most people get the babies thing out of the way as soon as possible, leading Herewiss to have nine-year-old sons in his mid-twenties. Absurdly Youthful Parents: The Goddess's teachings dictate that having children is important, but separate from marriage (in order to allow people both to be fruitful and marry for love)-in fact, people aren't eligible to marry until they've had children.Other works by the author set in the Middle Kingdoms are the Sirronde's World series and the novelette Lior and the Sea. Books in this series:Īll the books are available as eBooks from. In 2018, Diane Duane revived the series with Tales of the Five, a series of five books (ranging in length from novelette to novel) which will lead up to the long-awaited conclusion, The Door into Starlight. The main characters are Herewiss, the first man in a very long time to wield the power of blue Fire his lover, Freelorn, the rightful heir to the throne of Arlen Herewiss's other lover, Sunspark, a fire elemental and Freelorn's other lover Segnbora, sorcerer/bard/swordswoman. It concerns the protagonists' fight to keep the Shadow from taking over the Middle Kingdoms.

It is set in the Middle Kingdoms, particularly Darthen and Arlen. ' series, because of the volumes' Theme Naming. It is also referred to as 'The Door Into. The tag '#not you DD' is common in Tumblr-based Young Wizards fandom Diane has blocked that tag so that she can avoid fanfiction, speculation and RPing based on the Young Wizards series, which she is still working on.The Tale of the Five is a fantasy series by American author Diane Duane. In 1980, she wrote a long letter to Zeor Forum #2 in which she addressed two fan's reviews of 'The Door into Fire.' Duane has also been known to comment on Fandom Wank. Enterprise's recreation room, one of which quotes a Star Trek filk song based on John Denver's Calypso.ĭiane Duane is active in fandom as a con attendee, con guest of honor, and as a commenter in fan spaces. The Wounded Sky includes several scenes in the U.S.S.

Her detailed exploration of Romulan culture and language was generally embraced by Trek fandom. She is also the author of several Star Trek: The Original Series novels, including Spock's World, My Enemy, My Ally, The Wounded Sky and The Romulan Way. Her works have been written for in Yuletide, particularly the Young Wizards series and the Tale of the Five series. Diane Duane is a writer of science fiction and fantasy novels.

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