In the second half of the third chapter of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153On Ordeal: Mamvish,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Mamvish comes into her own. Intrigued? Then it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s time for Mark to read Young Wizards<\/i>.<\/p>\n
So, I get why<\/i> I thought that the opening of this short story was rough to get through. Without knowing what the end result of this story would be, I couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t see why I needed all of the information that Duane was giving me. This is the risk I take with Mark Reads, more so than Mark Watches. Television episodes are, generally speaking, designed to be consumed one at a time. Chapters of a book or sections<\/i> of a chapter? Not so much. So I know that there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s always this chance that I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll read something, comment on it, and then be immediately wrong in my perception of it. IT\u00e2\u20ac\u2122S KIND OF MY DEAL. I do<\/i> appreciate the dense opening to Mamvish\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s story, which isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t to say everyone has to. I feel like Duane\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s style has gotten more complex over the years, and I wouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t say that her diction and craft in So You Want To Be A Wizard <\/i>is at all identical to her recent work. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s very much not. Hell, even within these two stories in Interim Errantry 2<\/i>, the styles aren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t the same. Roshaun\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s third-person narration felt much closer than what we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re getting here.\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n So, there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s also a part of me that feels like this story is in conversation with both the last one and<\/i> us. I admit that I went into this with an expectation that we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d get a version of Roshaun\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s story, that Mamvish would come into wizardry and then go through a challenging Ordeal, and it would be illuminating into her character and provide us with some necessary context. That did<\/i> happen\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 sort of? In a roundabout way, Duane achieves the same end, but y\u00e2\u20ac\u2122all, this was a SURPRISE. After a lengthy, exhausting, and confusing journey, Mamvish has an Ordeal that is literally<\/i> unlike everyone else\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s because SHE DOESN\u00e2\u20ac\u2122T FACE THE LONE ONE AT ALL. No, she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the extremely rare exception to the rule, and I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m still surprised by this.<\/p>\n But it makes so much sense, doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t it? I know that Tauwff lifespans are much long than our own, but that doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t negate her impressive journey to right the world of Wimst. This whole quest leads her to Mentaff, the Planetary for Wimst, and OH BOY, THIS DOESN\u00e2\u20ac\u2122T GO AS I THOUGHT IT WOULD EITHER. After Podrist fought Mamvish, I wondered if Mamvish would have to do the same thing. But her confrontation with the Planetary is the accumulation of more than just a journey. All the way back in the beginning of the story, one of Mamvish\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s clutch mates was eaten before they could experience life, and through all the twists and turns of this, SHE ENDS UP MEETING HIM AGAIN WITHIN MENTAFF. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d say, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153What are the odds?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d But we know there are no coincidences in wizardry. This was where she needed to be. And it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not that it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s destiny, per se. She still had to make all the choices along the way, and at any point, she could<\/i> have given up.\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n But she didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t. So when Mentaff willingly gives himself up to Mamvish\u00e2\u20ac\u201dreuniting her with her sibling\u00e2\u20ac\u201dDuane makes this<\/i> the Ordeal. She gives us a story of someone who didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t<\/i> have wizardry when they faced the Lone One and who faced the Lone One indirectly, over and over again. And oh lord, the reward for that? Like with Roshaun\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s story, there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s an immense satisfaction to Mamvish getting her full name and taking on enacture. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s so cool, y\u00e2\u20ac\u2122all!!! I was so happy for her, especially since it granted her the kind of hope she never really had. I wouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t say she was negative or cynical prior to this, but once she knows just how grand and huge the universe is, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s like every door of potentiality is opened for her at once. Y\u00e2\u20ac\u2122all, she goes on her first errantry ON THE FIRST DAY OF BEING A WIZARD!!!<\/p>\n Before the night was over she was standing under the vast moon of another world\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p><\/blockquote>\n This is how Duane hints at what Mamvish will become. She\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll help repair worlds. She will help evacuate populations. She invents rafting<\/i>. Mamvish became exactly the wizard that the Powers hoped she would be, and it was so fulfilling to experience.<\/p>\n vid<\/p>\n Mark Links Stuff<\/b><\/p>\n – My YA contemporary debut, ANGER IS A GIFT<\/a>, is now available for pre-order!\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong>If you’d like to stay up-to-date on all announcements regarding my books, sign up for my newsletter<\/a>! DO IT.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In the second half of the third chapter of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153On Ordeal: Mamvish,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Mamvish comes into her own. Intrigued? 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