Trudi Canavan

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Trudi Canavan
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Born	23 October 1969
Occupation	Writer/Graphic designer

Trudi Canavan (born 23 October 1969) is an Australian writer of fantasy novels; she is also a graphic designer, although this is limited to occasional illustration work since her writing career took off.

Contents 1 Books 1.1 The Black Magician trilogy 1.2 Age of the Five 2 Awards 3 External links

[edit] Books

[edit] The Black Magician trilogy

The Black Magician trilogy mainly take place in the fictional land of Kyralia, and focus on The Magicians' Guild in Imardin, Kyralia's capital city.

A sequel and prequel are planned: the former will be a series, the latter a single volume.

Cover	Title	Year	ISBN
	The Magicians' Guild	2001 (Australia) 5 February 2004 (UK)	ISBN 1-904233-66-X (UK hardback) ISBN 1-84149-313-9 (UK paperback)
	Each year, the streets of Imardin are purged of the poor and homeless by the powerful Magicians' Guild, and each year, gangs of local youths protest and resist, usually without effect. But this year, one such youth manages to injure one of the magicians, revealing herself to magically gifted. What follows is the hunt for the rogue magician Sonea, who believes the guild will kill her if they find her, while the guild are far more concerned with the damage she could do to herself and others if not found in time.
	The Novice	2002 (Australia) 1 June 2004 (UK)	ISBN 1-904233-67-8 (UK hardback) ISBN 1-84149-314-7 (UK paperback)
	Following the hearing, Sonea has been accepted into the Magicians' Guild where she has begun learning magic alongside the summer's intake of wealthy new novices from the Kyralian and foreign aristocracy. Marked by her slum dwell upbringing, Sonea encounters extreme prejudice from many of her new classmates and endures severe bullying at the hands of the popular young novice Regin, even as she struggles to protect the deadly secret she knows about the High Lord Akkarin's black magic. But one day, her world is turned upside down as Akkarin learns of her secret, and draws her into a web of lies and black magic.
	The High Lord	2003 (Australia) 4 November 2004 (UK)	ISBN 1-904233-68-6 (UK hardback) ISBN 1-84149-315-5 (UK paperback)
	In the Magicians' Guild, Sonea has earned the respect of most other novices, however Regin ignores her. But she has witnessed something in High Lord Akkarin's hidden underground place. A stranger offers to assist Cery, he knows he should shouldn't accept this type of help. Akkarin reveals more of what he knows, but Sonea is not sure who to believe, or fear.

[edit] Age of the Five

Cover	Title	Year	ISBN
	Priestess of the White	November 2005 (Australia) 2 February 2006 (UK)	ISBN 1-84149-386-4 (UK hardback)
	Her heroism saved a village from destruction; now Auraya has been named Priestess of the White, an avatar of the Pantheon of the Five Circlian Gods. The limits of her unique talents must be tested in order to prove her worthy of the honor and grave responsibility awarded to her. But a perilous road lies ahead, fraught with pitfalls that will challenge the newest servant of the gods. An enduring friendship with a Dreamweaver -- a member of an ancient outcast sect of sorcerer-healers -- could destroy Auraya's future. And her destiny has set her in conflict with a powerful and mysterious, black-clad Pentadrian sorcerer with but a single purpose: the total annihilation of the White. And he is not alone . . .
	Last of the Wilds	April 2006 (Australia) 1 August 2006 (UK)	ISBN 0-06-081591-4 ISBN 1-84149-387-2 (UK hardback)
	After pitched battle, The White -- the avatars of the Five Gods -- have briefly turned back the vicious invaders. And now, the priestess Auraya is sent on an urgent mission to reconcile with the powerful, outcast Dreamweavers, for their magical healing abilities may be the key to saving the land. But as a deadly plague devastates their allies and old adversaries resurface, a dreadful surprise may ruin the chance for peace. For Auraya's terrible discovery will force her into a desperate choice -- one whose consequences will change the world forever.
	Voice of the Gods	November 2006 (Australia) 1 February 2007 (UK)	ISBN 0-7322-7871-7 ISBN 1-84149-388-0 (UK hardback)
	As protector of the Siyee, Auraya is sent to investigate a stranger sighted on their lands. She develops a rapport with the mysterious woman, who claims to be a close friend of Mirar, the founder of the Dreamweavers -- but the secret she divulges sets Auraya on a dangerous path of conflict with the gods. Meanwhile, the Pentadrians, regaining strength under a new leader, plot and scheme for any means to bring down their enemies -- not anticipating that the white will send the Siyee against them. It seems that the consequences for all sides will be disastrous. Mirar now has a respected place amongst his people, so the stakes are very high when his fragile friendship with Auraya may prove to be the very cause of her destruction.

[edit] Awards

• Canavan's artwork in Aurealis and Eidolon—Australian science fiction and fantasy magazines—was nominated for a Ditmar Award for "Best Professional Artwork" in 1996.
• "Whispers of the Mist Children" won an Aurealis Award for "Best Fantasy Short Story" of 1999.
• The Novice was shortlisted for an Aurealis Award for "Best Fantasy Novel" of 2002.
• At the 2003 Ditmars, Canavan won the "Best Short Story" award with "Room for Improvement", published in Foreign Shores; The High Lord was nominated for "Best Novel" and her cover for Fables & Reflections 5 was nominated for the "Best Professional Artwork" award.

[edit] External links

• Official website
• Trudi Canavan at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Bibliography at SciFan