The High Lord, by Trudi Canavan

The High Lord is the book that brings the Black Magician trilogy to a close, and it is a good example of the principle espoused in my bio that the ending of a story tells you what the story is about ( Read more... )

The Novice, by Trudi Canavan

The "A" plot of this book, the second in Canvan's The Black Magician trilogy, is a very difficult one for me. Sonea begins her studies at the University and begins to be incessantly bullied by her classmates. And the teachers, who resent her presence at the University, too, don't do anything to help her ( Read more... )

The Magicians' Guild, by Trudi Canavan

The Black Magician is a very cleverly constructed trilogy. And it really pains me that I can't tell you *how* cleverly constructed it is yet. All I can tell you at this point is about the first book in the trilogy, The Magicians' Guild

The Magicians' Guild is the tale of Sonea, a girl who lives in the ( Read more... )