The Magician's Apprentice

524 Pages·2009·2.09 MB·English

by  Canavan Trudi

Copyright © 2009 by Trudi Canavan
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Contents
Copyright Page
PART ONE
CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 2
CHAPTER 3
CHAPTER 4
CHAPTER 5
CHAPTER 6
CHAPTER 7
CHAPTER 8
CHAPTER 9
CHAPTER 10
PART TWO
CHAPTER 11
CHAPTER 12
CHAPTER 13
CHAPTER 14
CHAPTER 15
CHAPTER 16
CHAPTER 17
CHAPTER 18
CHAPTER 19
CHAPTER 20
PART THREE
CHAPTER 21
CHAPTER 22
CHAPTER 23
CHAPTER 24
CHAPTER 25
CHAPTER 26
CHAPTER 27
CHAPTER 28
CHAPTER 29
CHAPTER 30
PART FOUR
CHAPTER 31
CHAPTER 32
CHAPTER 33
CHAPTER 34
CHAPTER 35
CHAPTER 36
CHAPTER 37
CHAPTER 38
CHAPTER 39
CHAPTER 40
PART FIVE
CHAPTER 41
CHAPTER 42
CHAPTER 43
CHAPTER 44
CHAPTER 45
CHAPTER 46
CHAPTER 47
CHAPTER 48
CHAPTER 49
CHAPTER 50
EPILOGUE
GLOSSARY
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
BY TRUDI CANAVAN
The Black Magician Trilogy
The Magicians’ Guild
The Novice
The High Lord
The Age of the Five
Priestess of the White
Last of the Wilds
Voice of the Gods
The Magician’s Apprentice

“History is written by the victors.”
Winston Churchill
“Found a book describing the Sachakan War written soon after the event. It is
remarkable in that it portrays the Guild as the enemy – and it paints an
unflattering image indeed!”
Letter from Lord Dannyl to Administrator Lorlen
“The history of magic is a tale of accidental discoveries and deliberate
concealments It would be impossible to write an accurate history of magic
without scraping away the dirt under which unpalatable facts have long been
buried. Twenty years ago the Guild was scandalised to discover that what we
know as ‘black magic’ was once called ‘higher magic’ and was practised by all
magicians – who were all known as Higher Magicians. It was as much a shock to
learn this as to comprehend that so much of our recorded history has been altered
and destroyed. But there are stranger truths to be uncovered. I have unearthed no
mention of the destruction of Imardin in the accounts of the Sachakan War, for
instance. Yet it is an accepted part of our basic historical teachings. And the
greatest mystery of all is how the waste-lands of Sachaka were created. The
people of that land hold the Guild responsible for that terrible act. Yet no record
has ever been found to explain how it was done.”
Extract from the preface of Lord Dannyl’s A Complete History of Magic