this! i still listen to the audiobook all the time for comfort. it has never worn off. deep wizardy was another favourite

i honestly wanted to add in this comment that i went right into stephen king after this and have read nothing but horror since aside from a few random thrillers and had no idea how to describe the genre. but i do need to expand. university killed my reading drive and i’m still struggling to get it back. coming to this sub helps as well as having a friend who owns a used book store giving me books to read that she likes lol

So You Want to be a Wizard by Diane Duane. She once responded to a post I made abt her on Myspace too.