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Ran Van: Magic Nation

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Wieler is one of today's best YA authors. She hooked me in with Bad Boys (still one of the best YA novels I've read about teens dealing with homosexuality and homophobia) and the RanVan trilogy does not disappoint. This is the final volume in which RanVan must resume his place as knight to help his nemesis, Lee Dahl, from RanVan: Worthy Opponent. He's also fallen in love, and this time it's for real. The language is what makes Wieler's stories. She has a great ear for teen-speak and for situations that are true to her characters. For teenage boys who love video games and who are looking for good adventure, RanVan is your man.

In the third volume of the RanVan trilogy, Rhan is 18 and has moved away from home in Thunder Bay to Calgary, where he is enrolled in Cinema, Television, Stage, and Radio at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology. Rhan wants to become a television cameraman. In "Magic Nation" Rhan runs into his old adversary, Lee Dahl, the Iceman, who draws Rhan into a world of corruption, racism, and murder. Rhan also meets a girl, Jen, and tries to sort out his first "grown-up" relationship. The magic that was present in the first two books is still here in "Magic Nation", and Rhan is still struggling to understand what his special powers are and what they mean.

If you enjoyed the first RanVan books, you should definitely read this one. Diana Wieler's novels should be read by all, teens and adults alike, because the characters are strong, realistic, and appealing, with all the strengths and weaknesses that we see in ourselves. When you finish, you will be sad that the RanVan books are only a trilogy!

This book definitely deserves a 10!