Book description
Sonea, former street urchin, now a Black Magician of Kyralia, is
horrified when her son, Lorkin, volunteers to assist Dannyl in his new
role as Guild Ambassador to Sachaka, a land still ruled by cruel black
magicians. When word comes that Lorkin has gone missing Sonea is
desperate to find him, but if she leaves the city she will be exiled
forever, and besides, her old friend Cery needs her help. Most of his
family has been murdered - the latest in a long line of assassinations
to plague the leading Thieves. There has always been rivalry, but lately
it seems the Thieves have been waging a deadly underworld war, and now
it appears they have been doing so with magical assistance . . . Trudi
Canavan lives in Melbourne, Australia. Her first published story
received an Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Short Story in 1999. She has
since published the bestselling Black Magician Trilogy and is now a
bestselling author in the UK, Australia and the US.
