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Trudi Canavan

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in Kew, Melbourne, Australia

October 23, 1969

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Trudi Canavan was born in Kew, Melbourne, and grew up in Ferntree Gully, a suburb at the foothills of the Dandenongs.

In 1999 she won the Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Short Story with “Whispers of the Mist Children”. In the same year she was granted a writers residency at Varuna Writers’ Centre in Katoomba, New South Wales.

In November 2001, The Magicians’ Guild was first published in Australia. The second book of the trilogy, The Novice, was published in June 2002 and was nominated for the Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novel. The third book The High Lord was released in January 2003 and was nominated for the Best Novel Ditmar category. All three books entered Australian top ten SF bestseller lists.

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There’s nothing more sure than change, and perhaps nothing embodies that more than the internet. Social media in particular has never had much permanence and stability. A few changes have happened recently that I wanted to write about. It’s a bit of a ramble, but I’m a writer so can’t help wanting to add context and ‘make it into a story’.

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	The Magicians' Guild (Black Magician Trilogy, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 87,026 ratings — published 2001 — 100 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The High Lord (Black Magician Trilogy, #3) 4.14 avg rating — 61,291 ratings — published 2002 — 103 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Novice (Black Magician Trilogy, #2) 4.08 avg rating — 61,967 ratings — published 2002 — 97 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Magician's Apprentice (Black Magician, #0.5) 3.98 avg rating — 25,361 ratings — published 2009 — 69 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ambassador's Mission (Traitor Spy Trilogy, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 21,817 ratings — published 2010 — 54 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rogue (Traitor Spy Trilogy, #2) 4.04 avg rating — 17,401 ratings — published 2011 — 65 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Priestess of the White (Age of the Five, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 17,786 ratings — published 2005 — 56 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Traitor Queen (Traitor Spy Trilogy, #3) 4.03 avg rating — 14,832 ratings — published 2012 — 63 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Last of the Wilds (Age of the Five, #2) 4.06 avg rating — 14,416 ratings — published 2006 — 51 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Voice of the Gods (Age of the Five, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 13,953 ratings — published 2007 — 42 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Happy endings are a luxury of fiction.”
― Trudi Canavan, Priestess of the White

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“So what were you [Sonea] and Dorrien discussing before?' Akkarin asked.
She turned to regard him. 'Discussing?'
'Outside the farmhouse when I was buying the food.'
'Oh. Then. Nothing.'
He smiled and nodded. 'Nothing. Amazing subject, that one. Produces such fascinating reactions in people.”
― Trudi Canavan, The High Lord

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“Akkarin: I watched the first woman I loved die. I dont think I can survive losing the second.
Sonea: I love you too.”
― Trudi Canavan, The High Lord

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Polls

General Fantasy Poll for June/July 2010. We will read the winner in June and discuss it in July.

The Ships of Merior by Janny Wurts

25 votes, 26.6%

The Magicians' Guild by Trudi Canavan

15 votes, 16.0%

Flesh and Spirit by Carol Berg

15 votes, 16.0%

The Sorcerer's House by Gene Wolfe

11 votes, 11.7%

The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde

11 votes, 11.7%

Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan

9 votes, 9.6%

The Last Stormlord by Glenda Larke

8 votes, 8.5%

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