wˈɪzɚdz ɑːɹ pɹɪzˈɛntᵻd æz ɪspˈɛʃəli dˈeɪndʒɚɹəs ɪn ðiːz nˈɑːvəlz bɪkˈʌz ˈiːvən ðɛɹ mˈoʊst kˈæʒuːəl dɪzˈaɪɚz, ɪf ɛkspɹˈɛst, mˈeɪ sˈɛt ˌɪntʊ ˈækʃən ɐ kˈoːɹs ʌv ᵻvˈɛnts wɪð ʌnpɹɪdˈɪktəbəl ˈaʊtkʌmz.
Wizards are presented as especially dangerous in these novels because even their most casual desires, if expressed, may set into action a course of events with unpredictable outcomes.