Книга: Trudi Canavan «The High Lord»

The High Lord

Производитель: "Little, Brown and Company"

In the city of Imardin, where those who wield magic wield power, a young street-girl, adopted by the Magician`s Guild, finds herself at the centre of a terrible plot that may destroy the entire world... Sonea has learned much at the magicians`guild and the other novices now treat her with a grudging respect. But she cannot forget what she witnessed in the High Lord`s underground room - or his warning that the realm`s ancient enemy is growing in power once more. As Sonea learns more, she begins to doubt her guildmaster`s word. Could the truth really be as terrifying as Akkarin claims, or is he trying to trick her into assisting in some unspeakably dark scheme?

Издательство: "Little, Brown and Company" (2004)

ISBN: 978-1-84149-315-2

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Trudi Canavan

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Trudi Canavan (born 23 October, 1969) is an Australian writer of fantasy novels, best known for her bestselling fantasy trilogies "The Black Magician trilogy" and "Age of the Five". While establishing her writing career she worked as a graphic designer.

Biography

Canavan was born in Kew, in Melbourne, Australia and grew up in the suburb of Ferntree Gully. From early in her childhood she was creative and interested in art, writing and music. After deciding to become a professional artist she completed an Advanced Certificate in Promotional Display at the Melbourne College of Decoration, where she received an award for Highest Aggregate Mark in Art Subjects in 1988. [http://www.trudicanavan.com/abouttrudi.php Trudi Canavan: About Trudi] ]

In 1995 Canavan started "The Telltale Art", a freelance business specialising on graphical design services. In that same year she began working for "Aurealis", a magazine of Australian Fantasy and Science Fiction, working a do-it-all job as art and cover editor, reading manuscripts, creating web pages and stuffing envelopes. By taking on this job she was able to start writing in her spare time. Canavan states that until the age of 25 she dreamed of writing a novel but lacked the focus to do so. When she turned 25 she took several writing courses, worked on refining her fiction writing skills, while she fought her way through several rejections. [http://www.trudicanavan.com/aboutwriting.php Trudi Canavan: About Writing] ]

In 1999, Canavan's writing career took off when she won the Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Short Story with "Whispers of the Mist Children". In 2001, she further established herself with "The Magicians' Guild", centering around Sonea, a slum child who is hunted for her rogue magic. The novel, which was the first of three books of "The Black Magician Trilogy", brought her widespread acclaim, and the second book of the trilogy, "The Novice" (2002), 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. The trilogy is now rated by Nielsen BookScan as the most successful debut fantasy series of the last 10 years, and in 2006 had sold over 275,000 copies in all editions. The trilogy has been translated into German, Dutch, Italian (only the first book) and French. [http://www.trudicanavan.com/aboutbooks.php?pg=books2 Trudi Canavan: About Trudi's Books] ]

Canavan's second trilogy, "Age of the Five", was also well received by her readers. The first in the series, "Priestess of the White" reached No.3 in the Sunday Times hardback fiction bestseller list, staying in the top ten for 6 weeks. In early 2006, Canavan signed a seven-figure contract with Orbit to write the prequel and sequel to The Black Magician Trilogy.

On Writing

Canavan states that [sic] "the best way to improve your writing is to write. A lot." In the "FAQ" section of her webpage, she says that she does not specifically base her characters on herself or anybody else in real life. Asked about her habit of inventing new names for staples of real-world life (e.g. "bol" for spirits, "ceryni" for rat), she explains that her world has "different ecological niches". [http://www.trudicanavan.com/aboutwriting.php?pg=gen1 Trudi Canavan: About Writing] ] In contrast to other fantasy/science fiction authors, Canavan is also appreciative of fan fiction.

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.

Planned books

Canavan states on her webpage that her next projects are one stand-alone book and one trilogy, also playing in the Kyralia kingdom. The first one "The Magician’s Apprentice" (stand-alone), a prequel to the "Black Magician Trilogy", centering around a young magician called Tessia, who braves prejudices about female magicians and has to fight off the threat of the neighbouring kingdom of Sachaka. The second trilogy is called "Traitor Spy Trilogy", a sequel to the "Black Magician Trilogy", dealing with Lorkin, Sonea's son. [http://www.trudicanavan.com/aboutbooks.php?pg=books4 Trudi Canavan: About Trudi's Books] ] The trilogies are stated to appear from 2008 on until app. 2010.

Bibliography

Kyralia series

*The Black Magician Trilogy:*"The Magicians' Guild" (2001):*"The Novice" (2002):*"The High Lord" (2003)
*The Magician's Apprentice (prequel stand-alone novel to the Black Magician Trilogy) (February 23rd, 2009)
*The Traitor Spy Trilogy (sequel to the Black Magician Trilogy):*"The Ambassador's Mission" (forthcoming ?):*"The Rogue" (forthcoming ?):*"The Traitor Queen" (forthcoming ?)

Ithania series

*The Age of the Five Trilogy:*"Priestess of the White" (2005):*"Last of the Wilds" (2006):*"Voice of the Gods" (2006)

hort stories

* "Whispers of the Mist Children"
* "Room for Improvement"

ee also

* Creatures of Kyralia

Notes

External links

* [http://www.trudicanavan.com/ Official website]
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* [http://www.scifan.com/writers/cc/CanavanTrudi.asp Bibliography] at SciFan
* [http://www.fantasybookreview.co.uk/Trudi-Canavan/biography.html Trudi Canavan biography, bibliography and interviews]

Источник: Trudi Canavan

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