Deep Secret
core novel 1997 Magids
Record
| First published | 1997 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.11 (6,874 ratings, collected 2026-09-14) |
| Page count | 384 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780812575729 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
Deep Secret is set across a multiverse divided between magic-friendly Ayeward worlds and the mundane Nayward worlds that include Earth, and opens with Rupert Venables, a junior Magid responsible for overseeing both Earth and the unstable, magic-rich Koryfonic Empire. When the empire's Emperor and Earth's own senior Magid both die unexpectedly, Rupert is left needing to identify and train a replacement from a shortlist of ordinary human candidates. He arranges to observe them together at a science-fiction convention held at the Hotel Babylon in the town of Wantchester, among them a reluctant, sharp-tongued young woman named Maree Mallory, who has come with her uncle Ted, aunt Janine and young cousin Nick.
Where it sits
- Universe: Magids
- Series: Magids core; position 1 of 2 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Diana Wynne Jones
Notes
- From the series record (Magids): A complete 2-book duology sharing the Magids/Related Worlds premise; Diana Wynne Jones's 5th universe in this canon, confirmed distinct from Howl's Moving Castle, Chrestomanci, The Dalemark Quartet, and Fire and Hemlock.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series Magids: position 1 of 2: next The Merlin Conspiracy (2003)
Sources
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