APRIL
ORBIT
TITLE: THE MAGICIAN’S APPRENTICE AUTHOR: Trudi Canavan
“[Canavan’s] magical world is brilliantly conceived.” —Romantic Times
ISBN: 978-0-316-03787-7
“A natural storyteller.”
—Emerald City
PRICE: $7.99/$9.99 Can. CATEGORY: Fantasy
KEYNOTE:
PUBLISHING BACKGROUND: Orbit original
International bestselling author Trudi Canavan returns with the prequel to her acclaimed Black Magician trilogy.
PAGES: 512
SALES POINTS:
SPINE SIZE: 1-1/32"
u THE MAGICIAN’S APPRENTICE was published in
Orbit hardcover (978-0-316-03788-4) in 2/09.
PER CARTON: 48
u With breathtaking sorcery, political intrigue, and
AUTHOR’S HOME: Melbourne, Australia
treacherous villains, THE MAGICIAN’S APPRENTICE begins before the Black Magician trilogy, which was an international success for Canavan, and sold in excess of 200,000 copies in the U.S. alone. u The author’s next novel, The Ambassador’s Mission, will be published in Orbit hardcover in 5/10 and will be the first book in her Traitor Spy trilogy. u Available from Hachette Audio as a Digital Download: 978-1-60024-536-7: $24.98/$27.98 Can.
SETTING: Fantasy World TERRITORIES: U.S., Canada, and Open Market
In the remote village of Mandryn, Tessia serves as assistant to her father, the village Healer— much to the frustration of her mother, who would rather she found a husband. Despite knowing that women aren’t readily accepted by the Guild of Healers, Tessia is determined to follow in her father’s footsteps. But her life is about to take a very unexpected turn.
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When treating a patient at the residence of the local magician, Lord Dakon, Tessia is forced to fight off the advances of a visiting Sachakan mage—and instinctively uses magic. She now finds herself facing an entirely different future as Lord Dakon’s apprentice. But along with the excitement and privilege, Tessia is about to discover that her magical gifts bring with them a great deal of responsibility. Events are brewing that will lead nations into war, rival magicians into conflict, and spark an act of sorcery so brutal that its effects will be felt for centuries.
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