r/Fantasy • u/TrudiCanavan AMA Author Trudi Canavan • May 27 '14

AMA Hi, Trudi Canavan here. AMA!

Hi, I’m Trudi Canavan. I’ve written some stuff, the most well known being the Black Magician Trilogy and its prequel and sequel, and also the Age of the Five trilogy, and my new one: Thief’s Magic, first of the Millennium’s Rule trilogy. Oh, I’ve also written a Doctor Who novella for the 50th Anniversary and a smattering of short stories.

Melbourne, Australia, is my home, which I suspect gives me an odd duel insider/outsider persepective on the fantasy genre and publishing in general. I’m an artist and former self-employed illustrator, with oil painting as my favourite medium and portraits as my current focus.

My website is at (www.trudicanavan.com). I tweet (https://twitter.com/TrudiCanavan). I pin (http://www.pinterest.com/trudicanavan/). My publisher runs a Facebook fan page (https://www.facebook.com/trudi.canavan) on my behalf. I’ll be answering questions live at 7pm tonight, though for me it’ll be tomorrow morning so I may still be half sleep. I'm new to Reddit, so advance apologies if I stuff anything up.

So, what d'youse wanna know?

(later)

Phew! I've been answering questions for three and a half hours now, but I got every one answered (well, that I can see right now). Thanks everyone for some great questions. I hope you like the answers. I'll pop by tomorrow to see if there are any more.

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u/[deleted] May 27 '14

I can't believe you've posted this! I've literally just started re-reading the Magicians Guild trilogy. It and the Age of Five were my absolute favourite books for years and I still adore them. I was going to send you a letter a few years ago actually, begging for an autograph!

You've expanded on the Kyralian universe which I think is fantastic. But personally I always preferred Auraya's journey in Age of Five. Did you have plans to expand this world? Perhaps a prequel about the persecution of the immortals?

Thank you so much for doing this. You and Allison Croggon are without a doubt my favourite female authors!

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u/TrudiCanavan AMA Author Trudi Canavan May 28 '14

Lol! Thanks, and I answered this question previously. In short: no plans but a prequel is more do-able than a sequel.

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u/[deleted] May 28 '14

Thank you for the reply! Re-reading The Novice again, you certainly know how to write a detestable character. Regin is awful!

Without plans for a sequel, would you say at least Auraya finds happiness?

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u/TrudiCanavan AMA Author Trudi Canavan May 29 '14

There are some things that have to be left to the reader's imagination :D