Next week sees the paperback release of the #1 Sunday Times bestselling novel THE TRAITOR QUEEN [UK | USA | ANZ]. This is the final book in the Traitor Spy series, which is set in the world Trudi first introduced in her hugely popular Black Magician trilogy.

The paperback’s release is just the latest milestone in Trudi Canavan’s glittering career.

Trudi burst onto the fantasy scene back in 2004 with her debut novel THE MAGICIAN’S GUILD, the first book in The Black Magician trilogy, which sold over 250,000 copies in the UK alone. The trilogy was later certified by Nielsen as being the most successful debut fantasy series of the last 10 years.

In 2010, the Bookseller awarded Trudi the prestigious ‘Evergreen’ status, in acknowledgement of the series’ ongoing popularity many years after publication.

With her next series, The Age of the Five, Trudi hit the Sunday Times hardback bestseller chart for the first time. Overall, seven of Trudi’s novels have spent 27 weeks on the chart. The hardback of THE TRAITOR QUEEN was her first title to hit the #1 spot.

In 2010 Trudi was awarded the Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novel, for her book THE MAGICIAN’S APPRENTICE – a prequel to her bestselling Black Magician trilogy.

Trudi’s books have sold more than 1.6 million copies worldwide and have been translated into more than 23 languages.

With Trudi now hard work on her brand new series that will arive in 2014, now is the perfect opportunity to discover the magic.