The release date for the English version of 'The High Lord' by
Trudi Canavan is Nov 2004. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
A young homeless girl who was adopted by the Magician's Guild finds herself in the center of a horrific conspiracy that might wipe out the whole planet in the city of Imardin, where those who use magic have power.
Sonea has gained a great deal of knowledge in the magicians' guild, and the other beginners now grudgingly respect her. She will never forget what she saw in the High Lord's subterranean chamber, however, or his warning that the realm's long-ago foe is now again becoming more powerful. Sonea starts to question her guildmaster's word when she discovers more. Is Akkarin truly attempting to con her into helping him in some heinous plot, or might the reality be as awful as he claims?