A newly chosen warrior priestess must defend her people in this fantasy series debut from the USA Today-bestselling author of the Black Magician trilogy.
In a magical land beset by hidden enemies, the gods call upon five extraordinary humans to unite their peoples in peace. Courageous young Aurava never imagined that she would be chosen. But as the newest Priestess of the White, endowed with phenomenal powers, she has little time to adjust before she must face a perilous challenge.
Mysterious black-clad sorcerers from the south plague the land, and rumors of an army being raised have Aurava and her colleagues on high alert. They work tirelessly to seal alliances and unite the northern continent under their banner, but time is running out. Meanwhile, an enduring friendship with a Dreamweaver-a member of an ancient outcast sect of sorcerer-healers-could threaten Aurava's future and her fight to save the land of the White.
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Trudi Canavan is the author of the bestselling Black Magician trilogy—The Magician's Guild, The Novice, and The High Lord—as well as Priestess of the White and Last of the Wilds, Books One and Two of her Age of the Five trilogy. She lives in a little house on a hillside, near a forest, in the Melbourne suburb of Ferntree Gully in Australia. She has been making up stories about things that don't exist for as long as she can remember, and was amazed when her first published story received an Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Short Story in 1999. A freelance illustrator and designer, she also works as the designer and Art Director of Aurealis, a magazine of Australian Fantasy & Science Fiction.
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In a land on the brink of peace—watched jealously by a ruthless cult from across the sea and beset by hidden enemies—five extraordinary humans must serve as sword and shield of the Gods.
Auraya is one.
Her heroism saved a village from destruction; now Auraya has been named Priestess of the White. The limits of her unique talents must be tested in order to prove her worthy of the honor and grave responsibility awarded to her. But a perilous road lies ahead, fraught with pitfalls that will challenge the newest servant of the gods. An enduring friendship with a Dreamweaver—a member of an ancient outcast sect of sorcerer-healers—could destroy Auraya's future. And her destiny has set her in conflict with a powerful and mysterious, black-clad sorcerer with but a single purpose: the total annihilation of the White. And he is not alone . . .