Here's a question that's been bugging me for a while: Why do some wizards have partners and others work alone?
For examples, I'd like to refer you to "A Wizard Abroad" as we have the most human wizards in this novel. As I recall (my books aren't with me right now) Nita's aunt automatically assumes that Kit is Nita's partner. Likewise, Nita also assumes that Annie had a partner when she first got her wizardry. These examples lead me to believe that most wizards have partners when they begin their practice and lose them through disagreements or disinterest.
However, neither Ronan nor Dairine seem to have partners, unless you count Dairine's computer, which I don't. Did Ronan have a partner at one time? If so, where did he/she go before WA? How about Dairine? Are the mobiles her partners? How about "Spot"? Are all beginning wizards assigned partners? If not, who chooses who receives a partner, and how, and why?
I guess these are mostly questions more than nickpicking, but I thought they fit nicely here since it's not a major problem.
As a note of caution, I have not currently read "A Wizard Alone" or the two adult novels, so excuse me if I've left out material covered in these novels.
Yours till the bed spreads,
Rowen Avalon
mysites/ravensiggys/constitutionality
For examples, I'd like to refer you to "A Wizard Abroad" as we have the most human wizards in this novel. As I recall (my books aren't with me right now) Nita's aunt automatically assumes that Kit is Nita's partner. Likewise, Nita also assumes that Annie had a partner when she first got her wizardry. These examples lead me to believe that most wizards have partners when they begin their practice and lose them through disagreements or disinterest.
However, neither Ronan nor Dairine seem to have partners, unless you count Dairine's computer, which I don't. Did Ronan have a partner at one time? If so, where did he/she go before WA? How about Dairine? Are the mobiles her partners? How about "Spot"? Are all beginning wizards assigned partners? If not, who chooses who receives a partner, and how, and why?
I guess these are mostly questions more than nickpicking, but I thought they fit nicely here since it's not a major problem.
As a note of caution, I have not currently read "A Wizard Alone" or the two adult novels, so excuse me if I've left out material covered in these novels.
Yours till the bed spreads,
Rowen Avalon
mysites/ravensiggys/constitutionality
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