Trudi Canavan was born in Kew, Melbourne and grew up in Ferntree Gully, a suburb at the foothills of the Dandenongs. 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.
In 1999 she won the Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Short Story with “Whispers of the Mist Children”. In the same year she was granted a writers residency at Varuna Writers’ Centre in Katoomba, New South Wales.
In 1999 she won the Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Short Story with “Whispers of the Mist Children”. In the same year she was granted a writers residency at Varuna Writers’ Centre in Katoomba, New South Wales.
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult Fantasy, Science Fiction
Series
Black Magician Trilogy
0. The Magician's Apprentice (2009)
1. The Magicians' Guild (2001)
2. The Novice (2004)
3. The High Lord (2004)
0. The Magician's Apprentice (2009)
1. The Magicians' Guild (2001)
2. The Novice (2004)
3. The High Lord (2004)
Age of Five Gods
1. Priestess of the White (2005)
2. Last of the Wilds (2006)
3. Voice of the Gods (2007)
1. Priestess of the White (2005)
2. Last of the Wilds (2006)
3. Voice of the Gods (2007)
Traitor Spy Trilogy
1. The Ambassador's Mission (2010)
2. The Rogue (2011)
3. The Traitor Queen (2012)
1. The Ambassador's Mission (2010)
2. The Rogue (2011)
3. The Traitor Queen (2012)
Millennium's Rule
1. Thief's Magic (2014)
2. Angel of Storms (2014)
3. Successor's Promise (2017)
4. Maker's Curse (2020)
1. Thief's Magic (2014)
2. Angel of Storms (2014)
3. Successor's Promise (2017)
4. Maker's Curse (2020)
Series contributed to
Doctor Who : Time Trips
Salt of the Earth (2014)
Doctor Who: Time Trips: The Collection (2015) (with others)
Salt of the Earth (2014)
Doctor Who: Time Trips: The Collection (2015) (with others)
Books containing stories by Trudi Canavan
The Year's Best Australian Fantasy and Horror 2013 (2014)
(Year's Best Australian Fantasy and Horror, book 4)
edited by
Liz Grzyb and Talie Helene
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Trudi Canavan recommends
Suited (2012)
(Veiled Worlds, book 2)
Jo Anderton
"A captivating story set in a brilliantly conceived world."
Walking the Tree (2010)
(Walking the Tree)
Kaaron Warren
"Like walking from a dream into a mythical land both familiar and delightfully strange. A tale of tolerance and survival, in a fascinating and beautifully realised world."
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