The Novice

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Author(s):

Trudi Canavan

First Pub:

2002

Genre(s):

Fantasy

First Read:

Unknown

Times Read:

Never (or unknown...)

Rating:

Chapters:

See 40

Part One

1 - The Acceptance Ceremony

2 - The First Day

3Telling Tales

4 - Attending to Duty

5 - Useful Skills

6 - An Unexpected Proposal

7 - The Great Library

8 - Just What He Intended

9 - Considering the Future

10 - Hard Work Pays Off

11 - Unwelcome Arrivals

12 - Not What They Had in Mind

13 - Thief!

14 - Bad News

15 - A Surprise Attack

16 - The Rule About Accusations

17 - A Capable Companion

18 - Friendship

19 - The Tests Begin

Part Two

20 - Sonea's Good Fortune

21 - The Tombs of White Tears

22 - Avoiding the High Lord

23 - Akkarin's Promise

24 - A Request

25 - Turning Up in Odd Places

26 - A Jealous Rival

27 - Useful Information

28 - A Secret Plan

29 - A Revelation

30 - A Disturbing Discovery

31 - An Unplanned Encounter

32 - A Little Side Trip

33 - The High Lord's Warning

34 - If Only It Was That Simple

35 - The Challenge

36 - The Battle Begins

37 - The High Lord's Favorite

Epilogue

Internal ID:

2439

Series:

<- The Magicians' Guild - The High Lord ->

Black Magician Trilogy*

#2 of 3

Black Magician Trilogy*

Part of the Kyralia Series.

View this series in the book list

1) The Magicians' Guild
2) The Novice
3) The High Lord

Kyralia Series

#2 of 6

Kyralia Series

View this series in the book list

1) The Magicians' Guild
2) The Novice
3) The High Lord
4) The Ambassador's Mission
5) The Rogue
6) The Traitor Queen

Copyright:

Dedication:

This book is dedicated to my mother, Irene Canavan,
who always said that, with hard work and
determination, I could be anything I wanted to be.

First Sentence:

For a few weeks each summer, the sky over Kyralia cleared to a harsh blue and the sun beat down relentlessly.

Last Sentence:

May contain spoilers

She had seen him kill, and that was not something she would ever forget.

Comments:

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Added: 06-Aug-2019

Last Updated: 08-Apr-2020

Publications

01-May-2004

HarperVoyager

Mass Market Paperback

Date Issued:

Cir 01-May-2004

Format:

Mass Market Paperback

Cover Price:

$7.99

Pages*:

465

Cover Link(s):

World Cat

amazon.com

Internal ID:

2109

Publisher:

HarperVoyager

ISBN:

0-060-57529-8

ISBN-13:

978-0-060-57529-8

Printing:

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Credits:

Matt Stawicki - Cover Artist

"Even if a magician's powers surface of their own accord, he will soon be dead if he does not gain the knowledge of how to control them."

Alone among all the novices in the Magician's Guild, only Sonea comes from lowly beginnings. Yet she has won powerful allies - including Lord Dannyl, newly promoted to Guild Ambassador. But Dannyl must now depart for the Elyne court, leaving Sonea at the mercy of the lies and malicious rumors her enemies are busy spreading... until the High Lord Akkarin steps in. The price of Akkarin's support is dear, however, because Sonea, in turn, must protect his mysteries - and a secret that could lead a young novice mage deep into the darkness.

Meanwhile, Dannyl's first order to resume High Lord Akkarin's long-abandoned research into ancient magical knowledge is setting him on an extraordinary journey fraught with unanticipated peril - as he moves ever-closer to a future both wondrous... and terrible.

"Engaging... with some distinctive touches and delightful characters that lift it well above average."
Locus

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Author(s)

Trudi Canavan
Birth: 23 Oct 1969 Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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