The Novice (Black Magician Trilogy)

by Trudi Canavan

Paperback, 592 pages

Published June 7, 2007 by ATOM.

ISBN:: 978-1-905654-11-6
OCLC Number:: 145389641

(8 reviews)

"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 Magicians' 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 …

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4 stars

Despite the first of this series impressing me, there was still very much a "for kids" feel to it. It hasn't gone away with this installment exactly, because however you look at it, these books are published for teens or young adults. I can't and shouldn't expect complexities of more adult works; and this is partly why I read them, I suppose - to get away from all that.

The story continues from where the first book left off, anyway, and this one is on the whole more enjoyable to me. familiarity with the characters means I understand more and can get into the story properly. The action is somewhat muted and there's no real climax as such, so I can only assume that things come to a head in the third installment.

A good text copy with few errors.