Wizards at War

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Wizards at War
Cover art for Wizards at War
Author Diane Duane
Cover Artist Cliff Nielsen
Country United States
Language English
Series Young Wizards
Genre(s) Fantasy novel
Publisher Harcourt Trade Publishers
Released 2005
Media Type Print (Hardcover)
Pages 560
ISBN ISBN 0-15-204772-7
Followed by A Wizard of Mars (not yet published)


Wizards at War is the eighth book in the Young Wizards series by Diane Duane.


Synopsis


The Lone Power, suspecting that a new threat is rising to its dark abilities, creates a surge of Pullulus (Dark Matter) to eclipse the universe. In addition, the Seniors lose their magical powers and young wizards are left with the task of delegating magic across the universe. Led by Ponch, Nita, Kit, Ronan, Dairine, and the wizardly tourists from book 7(Filif the tree, Roshaun the humanoid, and Sker'ret the centipede, son of the Stationmaster of the Crossings), they cross the galaxy to try to find and activate the threat to the Lone Power, in addition to stopping the Pullulus from destroying the universe. When the threat, a light version of the Lone One, The Hesper(Memeki), is found and activated, a new hope is given to the worlds. But the Wizards must still destroy the Pullulus. Roshaun disappears attempting to destroy the dark matter with the Sunstone, and Ponch reveals himself to be the incarnation of the ruler of the Powers That Be, The One, then sacrificing himself to destroy the dark matter.