Review: An enjoyable story, the first of a trilogy, about a slum-dweller with an inborn distrust of magicians who suddenly finds she has magical powers and has to be ...more
Review: This is a gripping, well-imagined and well-written second novel of a trilogy, in which we see characters really evolve. In part it is a fantasy variation on the...more
Review: This is a magnificent conclusion to Trudi Canavan's trilogy about black magicians. The world of the magicians' guild falls apart as they take wrong decisions ...more
Review: Continuing Tavi's adventures we find him attending the Acadamy. Political turmoil continues to roil in Alera, pitting political faction against political ...more
Review: I found this book very intresting and different from the usual fantasy you get to read. For example there is no old wise wizard helping the protagonist and ...more
Review: What can I say, he outdid himself in the end. I'm still reeling and it's been months since I finished this novel. You do need to start at the beginning of the...more