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- Setupplanted now, pays off later
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- Behind the scenesRead it whenever
The prequel is set six hundred or so years before The Magicians' Guild. Canavan says it can be read at any point without spoiling the other books.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesBack to Kyralia
It came out in February 2009, after the Age of the Five trilogy, which is set in a different world. It was Canavan's return to Kyralia after six years.
source ↗ - ReferenceWhere the Ichani come from
Takado, the Sachakan magician who visits Lord Dakon, ends up an Ichani, the same kind of outcast magician that haunts Sonea's trilogy.
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- Behind the scenesIt started with a dream
A news report about Barcelona getting ready for the Olympics gave Trudi Canavan a dream. That dream became chapter one: magicians driving the poor out of the city.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesBefore Harry Potter
The first draft was done by 1996. Canavan didn't read the first Harry Potter until around 2000, when her agent kept raving about it.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesA record debut
It was Canavan's first novel. Nielsen BookScan called the trilogy the most successful debut fantasy series in ten years, with over 275,000 copies sold by 2006.
source ↗ - ReferenceEvery color is a discipline
The robes tell you who's who: red for warriors, green for healers, purple for alchemists, and brown for novices. The rule holds for the whole series.
source ↗ - SetupA debt to Akkarin
When Akkarin frees Cery, Cery promises to help him whenever he's needed. Remember that promise: it comes back later.
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- Behind the scenesAurealis finalist
The Novice was shortlisted for the 2002 Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novel, Australia's top genre prize.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesNot medieval Europe
Canavan says Kyralia sits somewhere between late medieval and Victorian, with Japanese influences in its architecture, food, and furniture.
source ↗ - SetupAn abandoned project
Lorlen secretly sends Dannyl to pick up research into ancient magic that Akkarin himself dropped years ago. Pay attention to what he finds.
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- Behind the scenesDitmar nominee
The High Lord was nominated for the Ditmar for Best Novel, an Australian fan-voted award. All three books made Australia's top 10 SF and fantasy bestseller lists.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesA trilogy in two years
In Australia, The High Lord came out in December 2002, just months after The Novice. The whole trilogy hit shelves in under two years.
source ↗ - ReferenceSachaka and Rome
Sachaka's culture, with its masters and slaves, is loosely inspired by classical Rome, according to the author.
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- Behind the scenesTwenty years later
The Traitor Spy Trilogy is set 20 years after The High Lord. Sonea is a grown woman now, and the new lead is her son, Lorkin.
source ↗ - ReferenceDannyl, ambassador again
Dannyl already served as the Guild's ambassador to Elyne in The Novice. This time the post is in Sachaka, the old enemy's home.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesOut in May 2010
The Ambassador's Mission came out on May 6, 2010, seven years after the original trilogy wrapped up.
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- ReferenceAn old friend
Elyne's new ambassador to Sachaka is someone Dannyl has known well since The Novice.
source ↗ - SetupKeep an eye on roet
Roet shows up as the trendy drug among Imardin's rich kids. It's going to matter a lot more down the line.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesOne a year
The Rogue came out in May 2011, a year after book one, keeping the trilogy on a one-book-a-year pace.
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- Behind the scenesWrapped in 2012
The Traitor Queen came out in August 2012 and closed the Traitor Spy Trilogy. After it, Canavan moved on to Millennium's Rule, set in a new world.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesMore Kyralia?
Maybe. Canavan has ideas for a story set about 20 years after the Traitor Spy books, but says there isn't enough yet for a trilogy.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesWhat about a movie?
Canavan has a film agent waiting for the right offer on the rights and says she'll tell fans if she sells them. Nothing has been announced so far.
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