Set in Imardin, a city with a rigidly demarcated class system, The Magicians' Guild is the story of Sonea, a slum-dweller who develops magical powers despite the fact that such abilities had always been considered the preserve of the upper classes. As a consequence she becomes a pawn in a power-stru...
I'm glad I didn't read this book (the first book) first or I might not have persevered. Having read the prequel and knowing the potential quality of Trudi Canavan's work I was a bit disappointed with this one. It had a slight air of amateurism about it and was a little boring. However, the second...
I really can't understand the popularity of this book. It was almost bad for me. The main problem was the lack of character development, especially the heroine's. They were all paper-cuts, without depth or emotions. The heroine was a silly girl, wanting to escape the Magician's Guild, although she h...
Very, very slow to start. So slow in fact, that I considered giving up on it, until I read another review saying that it would pick up after about the first 100 pages. So I stuck it out, and the reviewer was absolutely right. It picked up and became great. I loved the rest of the book, and will defi...
The Magicians' Guild (The Black Magician Trilogy #1) by Trudi Canavan My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is one of the best fantasy books I've ever read. I feel that it's a crime that not more people are reading her books. It should also be translated into my native language, so that I could have other ...
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