The High Lord

The Black Magician Trilogy, Book 3

By: Trudi Canavan

Narrated by: Richard Aspel

In the city of Imardin, where magic and power walk hand-in-hand, a young street-girl, adopted by the Magicians’ Guild, finds herself at the centre of a terrible plot.

Sonea has learned much at the Magicians’ Guild and and the other novices now treat her with a grudging respect. But she cannot forget what she witnessed in the High Lord Akkarin’s underground chamber – or his warning that the realm’s ancient enemy is watching the Guild closely. Her old friend Cery now has an influential position among the Thieves, and good connections in high and low places. When an exotic stranger offers to help him with a secret task, Cery know he should refuse, but then …

As Akkarin reveals more of his knowledge, Sonea does not know who to believe, or what she most fears. Could the truth really be as terrifying as the High Lord claims? Does an ancient power threaten them all? Or is he trying to trick her into assisting him with his dark schemes?

©2003 Trudi Canavan (P)2009 Bolinda Publishing

SPOILER

Which scene was your favorite?

the whole invasion and how the Theives help defend the city leading up to the final battle

Any additional comments?

Everything you think of up to this book changes. The High Lord turns into the hero and helps save the City, everyones misunderstanding of the High Lord comes out and they praise him in the end.

Best of the them

I enjoyed the first two books, but I didn't love them. The High Lord's story... I loved this book, the story line was perfect. The depth to the characters their decisions and the ramifications of them real and tragic. It was what I was looking for in this trilogy. I would have liked to seen this as the second book (I think it took too long to get to this point) and a third book as a follow up to this one. That is the story I want to read / listen too next. I know there is a second trilogy, but from the reviews I fear it skips to much time to fill the gap.

If you are new to the series I would suggest pick up the second and this one. They give you enough back story to explain what you would miss in the first.

great trilogy

this Trilogy was really good I enjoyed every minute of it the ending of the high Lord could have been a little less sad but overall I enjoyed them very much

Loved the story but the narrator needed editing

Would you consider the audio edition of The High Lord to be better than the print version?

I did not read the printed version

What was one of the most memorable moments of The High Lord?

Seeing Sonia come into her own at last!

What three words best describe Richard Aspel’s voice?

Excellent, Character, Dry mouth

Any additional comments?

The narrator's constant gulping was extremely distracting. By 18 hours in I was losing my mind trying to finish listening to the story and his constant swallowing. The narrator read the first two books on the series and his dry mouth was not a problem, or was edited out. This issue was a deal breaker.

Nostalgic

Narrator performance was completely different from how I read it as a child, but it was interesting to hear it in a different style. He has an impressive range of voices and accents. My only qualm is that the voices he used for certain characters were inconsistent throughout the series.

awesome conclusion

great conclusion to the series. spoiler alert! the ending made me quite sad but I suppose it had to be expected

Why is everyone ignoring the inappropriate relationship?

I was really into this series, then the inappropriate relationship between the gaurdian and the novice happened. The age difference and abuse of power turned my stomach and ruined what would have otherwise been an enjoyable read. Shame on the author. I hope the sad ending everyone is talking about is the gaurdian dying. I can't believe only one other reviewer has mentioned this issue.

Great end to a great trilogy

I really enjoyed this book series. I read the books and then sought them out in audiobook format. I really liked Sonea as a character and It was wonderful to actually get to know Akkarin. The book moved at a nice pace, not to fast of slow. The fighting scenes were really interesting to read. I liked that they weren't your classic run and dodge events. I am glad we get to revisit this world again in Canavan's next trilogy. I have read all the books set in this world and I will again too.

Wonderful book

Where does The High Lord rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

The whole Black Magician's trilogy was a wonderful group of books. At the end of the series, it made me long for more. I found that Miss Trudi wrote another series with Sonea as a main character. I am interested in reading that. I am currently enjoying Terry Goodkind's "Sword of Truth" series.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Never underestimate someone with humble beginnings.

Great Trilogy

A truly well thought out trilogy that I would recommend to any who are looking for a good book to listen to, I hope that you will see the characters in future books.