Wizards and Shamans

In Diane Duane’s High Wizardry ^[47], a family of wizards is thrown into turmoil when the youngest sister, Dairine, recites the Wizard's Oath before she's ready. When the new family computer arrives, she finds some unusual software on it: a computerized wizard’s manual that allows her to launch herself into her career before she is prepared for its tests.

Hilari Bell’s Songs of Power ^[48] is set in a future world where people live in underwater habitats and science is of primary importance. Imina, a girl of Inuit descent, believes that she has shamanistic gifts, but there is no one in this world to help her. She senses that a magician is threatening their habitat and that science won’t save them this time. She decides that she must try to stop this evil force and must find allies within the community to help her in her quest.

art © Alan Rabinowitz Fantasy Art & Illustration.