--- product_id: 11675231 title: "The Magicians' Guild: The Black Magician Trilogy" brand: "trudi canavan" price: "₱1358" currency: PHP in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.ph/products/11675231-the-magicians-guild-the-black-magician-trilogy store_origin: PH region: Philippines --- # The Magicians' Guild: The Black Magician Trilogy **Brand:** trudi canavan **Price:** ₱1358 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Magicians' Guild: The Black Magician Trilogy by trudi canavan - **How much does it cost?** ₱1358 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ph](https://www.desertcart.ph/products/11675231-the-magicians-guild-the-black-magician-trilogy) ## Best For - trudi canavan enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted trudi canavan brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The Magicians' Guild: The Black Magician Trilogy ## Images ![The Magicians' Guild: The Black Magician Trilogy - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51QVyK3dCBL.jpg) ![The Magicians' Guild: The Black Magician Trilogy - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51bkMkylnsS.jpg) ![The Magicians' Guild: The Black Magician Trilogy - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41e03jO18YS.jpg) ![The Magicians' Guild: The Black Magician Trilogy - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41SCMuCdy5S.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ it wasn't a challenge at all *by L***G on Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2010* When David Eddings passed away, I was incredibly upset. For years now, he's pretty much the only author I read at all, time and otherwise considered. So, with some trepidation, I started looking for a new author to get hooked on and I am pleasantly surprised by Trudi Canavan! :)Review Summary: Sonea is one of the slum dwellers: poor, dirty and was part of the wave of people being driven to the outer walls. For too long, gap between the rich and the poor has set up a poor image of both parties to each other. As such, when Sonea first realised she could do magic, in front of the Guild of Magicians, she panicked. Surely, they would not want one such as her, a slum dwelling female, to be a part of them? Magicians can NOT be trusted, that is for sure. And so, the whole cat and mouse game is started until, being untrained, Sonea could no longer control the powers that were released and the people who hid her gave her up instead....Character Development: Really enjoyed the different personalities explored within the book. Sure, there's your "good" and "evil", but, other than the nemesis, there's no flawlessly good people or incredibly bad people. Most of all, I really loved the whole mystery built around Akkarin and the development of Sonea and her teacher-student relationshipsPlot/Storyline: I will agree with some of the negative reviews around here. There were many times through out the book itself that I wished Sonea would just get caught already and perhaps just get punished like she thought she would be just to roast her for spending so much of the book time running around.It took up virtually 80% of the book before Sonea was finally discovered and brought back to the University to be trained, and yet another few before she was convinced to join the University. Honestly, we all know she would end up joining them anyways, or else there would be no trilogy unless she spent it constantly running, hiding and learning on the sly from people who DIDN'T want to teach her how to control the powers - which, according to the lore behind the book, meant she might just die.Yes it was necessary to show the chase to explain how she might die from being unable to control the powers, not to mention kill others. no, I don't think it necessitates nearly the whole novelEnding: oh I HATE cliffhangers but I LOVE it any ways! I ended up buying the other 2 ebooks immediately.overall: It's not David Eddings, no one can replace him :) the writing is not perfect but there were enough baits to keep me going, not to mention good magical lore, character development, and just overall content. I will move on to the next trilogy when I can handle some my "grief" ~.~ ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ If you loved Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn series *by C***S on Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2017* If you loved Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn series, then you will absolutely love the Black Magician Trilogy. The Black Magician Trilogy, written by Trudi Canavan, is an utterly fantastic book trilogy that I would recommend to anyone with even the slightest interest in fiction. Unlike a lot of other book series, such as my own, this series is short and succinct, wrapping up with only three books (to be fair there is a prequel novel and sequel series, but I would prefer to think that those books don’t exist).The series follows Sonea, a slum-living girl of Imardin, who violently discovers latent magic within her. While the first book focuses on her escaping the magicians who seek to control her and tame her now reckless magic shows a slightly innocent Sonea, she develops throughout the course of the series into a strong, resolute, able and compassionate woman. I love it when women in novels don’t turn into classic female archetypes. Sonea is definitely an original. If I ever had a daughter, I would want her to read this book (and also the Lioness Quartet by Tamora Pierce) so she could see what a truly strong woman is.Canavan is also a master of threading multiple plots in a single novel. Each book in the trilogy has multiple storylines and each of the storylines are still interesting, a feat in and of itself. It shows that not only is Canavan limitlessly imaginative, but she is also crazy talented. I can only hope to make so many storylines flow together so smoothly and beautifully. Though the last book is dogged down by a love-plotline that came from way out in left field, I still appreciate the story in it’s entirety. The first book is a novel version of cat and mouse, the second is more of an adult version of Harry Potter, and the third is a book-long climax that wont let you go for a second.I totally recommend this book to anyone with a love of both magic and realism. Canavan is truly a hero among authors for her world building, and her books manage to rekindle the nostalgia in me for the days of Harry Potter and schools where you can go learn magic. I would trade my Anthropology of Religion class for Transfiguration any day. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very good with potential for great *by M***Y on Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2016* Original magic system. Not very complex yet, but structure and some laws revealed.Good opening character development for the slum characters, though does have room to grow. I'd like to see more cleverness by these characters. The lead magician characters have much work needed, they seem fairly 2 dimensional and thus, predictable. Let the characters have fun, show that even the goody two shoes characters aren't perfect all the time... or even if they are, reveal their internal conflict and decisions via internal dialogue. Show that the evil characters have deeper motivations and/or think what their doing is right or justified, as most real people do. We all make decisions to do good or evil in every second, in every moment, with every decision. Good character development portrays these constant decisions made internally/externally, and it's not always a straight line, though can be a consistent trend.Humor was attempted but a failure with this book, good try though. Very few fantasy authors can pull this off, but I'll keep crying about it until they collectively get better. LoL.The plot was very good borderline great. The choice on perspectives for some of the plot reveals was a nice touch in order to prolong suspense for a harder hitting climax. Well played! Also the weaving in of the greater trilogy plot within this opening story without comprising either deserves some recognition. Finally, a few minor to moderate plot twists towards and at the end help to give the plotline some additional suspense and unpredictability.All in all, good book and I'm buying the next. Hopefully the author grows and these turn into 5 stars! --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.ph/products/11675231-the-magicians-guild-the-black-magician-trilogy](https://www.desertcart.ph/products/11675231-the-magicians-guild-the-black-magician-trilogy) --- *Product available on Desertcart Philippines* *Store origin: PH* *Last updated: 2026-09-16*