The Magicians’ Guild- book review

The Magicians’ Guild is the first fantasy novel in The Black Magician trilogy. This series has been written by Australian writer Trudi Canavan. The Magicians’ Guild is followed by The Novice and The High Lord.

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It starts at the beginning of winter. Every year streets of Imardin, the capital city of Kyralia, are purged of the ‘dwells’. Magicians drive them away back to the city’s slums. Young gang throws rocks at them in protest against their aggresion. The Guild’s inhabitants are protected by a magical shield until Sonea, a young dwell, injures Lord Fergun by throwing one the rocks through their barrier. The Guild come of starting blocks with looking for Sonea. Lords Dannyl and Rothen lead the search into the slums. This young girl is in danger, because her uncontrolled magic will harm her, everyone and everything around her. Sonea fears of their reprisal for Lord Fergun’s injury. She flees with her friend Cery, and finally seeks the aid of the shady Thieves. The Thieves are the center of Imardin’s demiworld. They see the value of having their own magician, so they take her under their care. Thieves know that they buy a pig in a poke. It is as possible that she will become their magician as she will blow them up. Sonea is between the devil and the deep blue sea. She has to become Thieves magician, or let the Guild catch her. She sneaks with Cery into the Magicians’ Guild to gain knowledge of how to control her magic. She sees some lessons, but that ones are for more advanced apprentices. She tries to understand something again and again. Even though her attempts are unsuccessful and Sonea continues to lose control of her powers and burns house by house and hideout by hideout. To say it shorter: she puts a spoke in Thieves’ wheel. Slowly but surely, seekers are closer to find and catch her. Finally, after exciting pursuit magicians find Sonea and help her to control magic and try to convince this young dwell to become a magician. That is when she understands that she got the wrong end of the stick, they wanted to help her, not kill.

As far as I am concerned, The Magicians’ Guild is an amazing and encouraging to read the following books beginning of a curious story. The plot is engrossing and it is almost impossible to guess what is going to happen on next pages of the book.

To sum up, I can sincerely recommend this series to everyone. If you are looking for an intriguing and gripping novel, this is groovy choice for you.

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