Trudi Canavan
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The Novice
The Black Magician Trilogy Book Two
Imardin is a city of dark intrigues and deadly politics, where those who wield magic wield power. Into this established order has blundered a young street-girl with extraordinary magical gifts. Adopted by the Magicians’ Guild, her life is changed forever - but for better or for worse?
Sonea knew that she’d face a tough time training within the Magicians’ Guild but she little realised the level of animosity she would face from her fellow novices. The sons and daughters of the most powerful families in the realm, her classmates seem determined to see her fail - at whatever cost. But in accepting the protection of the guild’s high lord, Sonea may have embraced a far bleaker fate. For High Lord Akkarin harbours a secret that is far darker than his magician’s robes.
The Novice is the second volume in a stunning new trilogy that pulses with magic, adventure and the imaginative vision of one of the strongest new voices in fantasy fiction.
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The Magicians' Guild
The Black Magician Trilogy Book One
Each year the magicians of Imardin gather to purge the city streets of vagrants, urchins and miscreants. Masters of the disciplines of magic, they know that no one can oppose them. But their protective shield is not as impenetrable as they believe.
For as the mob are herded from the city, a young street girl, furious at the authorities’ treatment of her family and friends, hurls a stone at the shield, putting all her rage behind it. To the amazement of all who bear witness, the stone passes unhindered through the barrier and renders a magician unconscious.
It is an inconceivable act, and the guild’s worst fear has been realised’ - an untrained magician is loose on the streets. She must be found, and quickly, before her uncontrolled powers unleash forces that will destroy both her, and the city that is her home.
The Magicians’ Guild is the first volume in a stunning new fantasy trilogy-that ripples with magic, action and high adventure.
About The Author
Trudi Canavan lives in a little house on a hillside, near a forest, in the Melbourne suburb of Ferntree Gully. She has been making up stories about things that don’t exist for as long as she can remember, and was amazed when her first published story received an Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Short Story in 1999. A freelance illustrator and designer, she also works as the designer and Art Director of Aurealis, a magazine of Australian Fantasy & Science Fiction.
Bibliography
N.B. dates and publishers in dark red indicate British First Editions. Dates and publishers in black indicate recent reprints.
The Novice
(Orbit Pbk,
2004)
Pbk Jul 04
The Magicians' Guild
(Orbit Pbk,
2004)
The Novice
by Trudi Canavan
