Archives by Tag 'Trudi Canavan'

Review: ‘The High Lord’ by Trudi Canavan

By oldenglishrose - Last updated: Sunday, November 14, 2010

Title: Author: Trudi Canavan Published: Orbit, 2007, pp. 674.  Originally published 2003. Genre: Fantasy Blurb: In the city of Imardin, where those who wield magic wield power, a young street-girl, adopted by the Magicians’ Guild, finds herself at the centre of a terrible plot that may destroy the entire world… Sonea has learned much at [...]

Review: ‘The Novice’ by Trudi Canavan

By oldenglishrose - Last updated: Thursday, September 23, 2010

Title: The Novice (Black Magician Trilogy II) Author: Trudi Canavan Published: Orbit, 2007, pp. 581 Genre: Fantasy Blurb: 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 [...]

Review: ‘The Magician’s Guild’ by Trudi Canavan

By oldenglishrose - Last updated: Friday, August 20, 2010

This year, like every other, the magicians of Imardin gather to purge the city of undesirables. Cloaked in the protection of their sorcery, they move with no fear of the vagrants and miscreants who despise them and their work—until one enraged girl, barely more than a child, hurls a stone at the hated invaders . [...]