Elisabeth, yes, she does. “Magic” in this case has an almost scientific nature and is very contained, and Wizard Fenworth is possibly my favourite character. In some ways he’s more like an eccentric old prophet than what you might think of as a wizard (although you might be able to compare him to Merlin in Disney’s “Sword and the Stone”).

I’ve seen some of the posts by the ill-informed blasting her books. They’re quite something! I like how Donita uses wizards and magic in her books while making it clear that the wizards’ gifts come from Wulder (i.e, God), and the magic is also a provision for good granted by Wulder.

In The Vanishing Sculptor, there’s a few people bent on using these God-given gifts inappropriately. I won’t say how or who (don’t want to be a spoiler), but–Donita does draw a clear line between good and evil using this.

Becky