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My Take
What draws me to Diane Duane is her refusal to stay in one lane. She built the Young Wizards series on a quietly radical idea, that magic carries the obligation to mend a broken world, then turned around and gave Star Trek's Romulans a genuine inner life in her Rihannsu novels. Born in New York but long settled in Ireland, she has kept writing across screenplays, blogs, and fiction for over half a century. I admire that kind of stamina. She strikes me less as a flashy talent than a steady flame, the sort of author whose influence sneaks up on you years later.
Overview
Diane Duane (born May 18, 1952) is an American science fiction and fantasy author, long based in Ireland. Her works include the Young Wizards young adult fantasy series and the Rihannsu Star Trek novels.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Diane Duane
- Name (Japanese)
- ダイアン・デュアン
- Reading
- だいあん・でゅあん
- Born
- May 18, 1952 (age 74)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Dragon
- Origin
- New York City, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- screenwriter / writer / novelist / blogger / children's writer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Dowling College
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Young Wizards | — |
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.