You know that feeling when you read a book as a kid and go back to it 15 years later and its still amazing?
That's how I feel about this book. Duane does a wonderful job of writing for kids/young adults without writing down to them, her characters are brilliant and her wizards and their world are some of the best realizations of the idea of magic I have ever read.
And, yes, I admit, I did read the oath aloud as a kid. Just once. Just in case...