The Magician's Apprentice (Abridged) Audiobook

" I love Trudi Canavan, my new favourite author. This book is marvelous. I couldn't put it down. "

" all the usual trappings of the high fantasy genre which I generally adore (neophyte female magician in a medieval-ish world - learning about the craft of magic while also bashing her way through the glass ceiling of stereotypes). Nice, predictable fare. A bit more political strategy in this than in other high fantasy, which is also appealing. Although the middle dragged a little bit, the pace picked up towards the end and the foreshadowing of events (since it is apparently a prequel to Canavan's other series) made me consider reading more about this world. Nothing ground-breaking, but hits the escapist, medieval-magical-fantasy world spot when you need it. "

" Haven't read any other Canavan. Found this a fun book to read. Kept me interested to the end. Great world, great characters, great action. What more can you ask for from a fantasy book? "

" A little slow paced and fragmented for my taste though it is still a very good story and holds its own compared to the prequel series. "

" I like the way it starts out. I just wish she keep with the story of the young female apprentice and add more to it from her point of view. "

" This is my first Trudi Canavan book and I was happy to learn that it's the prequel to the black magician trilogy which I haven't read yet and now I can read them all in sequence. It was a great read, a perfect start to my holiday, it was nice to read a stand alone book for once. I loved the characters and their relationships with each other and how they developed through the book, it did feel like a swift ending though. "

" Not my cup of tea, gave up when slave lying beaten on bed to be healed by doctor and daughter who was being threatened with marriage and babies in made up land, with strange (but recognisable) animals and foods. "

" Akhirnya kelar jg... Perlu waktu lebih dr 3 minggu buat namatin buku. Ceritanya agak mengecewakan, tdk seseru The Blak Magician.... "

" I liked the character of Tessia. The book could have been written better. There are some scenes that are stretched too much whereas some to which more justice was needed.But overall it was worth reading. "

" I real;ly enjoyed her Black Magician series but I couldn't finish this. I felt that the book didn't have enough action. I found that after they got to the city and Canavan started describing shopping trips and parties I lost interest in what was happening. "

" I found the book to be a bore "

" really good I enjoyed it "

" Excellent book. Wonderfully written. Gives background on many topics in the history of Kyralia that are talked about in other books. "

" Pretty good. Some parts were slow but I would recommend it. "

" Its good but not too good.actually it dont have a good climax coz it has 2 story that very different and not very suit to each other.but this books made me dont want to stop to read it but do a little sneak peak for last page coz some chapter made me bored and confused. "

" Well, I really enjoyed the Black Magician trilogy but this one just couldn't hold my interest. I enjoyed the first 150 pages but then got bored. "

" As a roommate once said - It was long and full of words. The book started out interesting but began dragging about 1/2 way through and I felt like I was just wading. I'm all for reading longs books but sometimes I think it is difficult to keep the plot going with minimal dragging. "

" Not my cup of tea, gave up when slave lying beaten on bed to be healed by doctor and daughter who was being threatened with marriage and babies in made up land, with strange (but recognisable) animals and foods. "

" Its good but not too good.actually it dont have a good climax coz it has 2 story that very different and not very suit to each other.but this books made me dont want to stop to read it but do a little sneak peak for last page coz some chapter made me bored and confused. "

" I thourghly, enjoyed this book, it was really good and had alot of fun twists that i didn't see coming. I'd recommend this book to anyone that likes new worlds of magic and stratagy in war. "

" I found this to be a very enjoyable read. I didn't enjoy it quite as much as the original trilogy, but it still gave me some good down time. The end was quite satisfying, but left me a little sad. "

" Was ok... I enjoyed it but made slow progress. What didn't help I think is that I read this first before the series, so I have unanswered questions now :) "