This is an auction for THIEF'S MAGIC, by Trudi Canavan.

Review from Amazon.com:

"On a dig, Tyen finds a unique artifact, a magical book with centuries of knowledge, who can read the minds of those who touch her and answers any question truthfully. Her knowledge may offer the solution to the rapidly depleting supply of magic. Vella is a dangerous prize, and rather than treasuring her, the Academy seeks her destruction and Tyen's. Branded a thief, Tyen flees the Academy with Vella. On Rielle's world, magic was once in large supply, but it's depletion has made her country a desert. Only the priests are allowed to work magic, and those others who practice magic are sent away to a distant prison. Rielle is one of the rare individuals who can see stain, a sign that she can work magic. By chance, Rielle encounters one of the tainted, and in her escape sets upon a dangerous course. I was fascinated by the differences between Tyen's and Rielle's experiences. I was particularly interested in Vella, who is a unique character in her own right, and a powerful force in the novel. Thief's Magic is an incredible novel that will please even the most jaded fantasy lover. It is a superb epic fantasy, and I for one am looking forward to the next novel in Canavan's Millennium Rule series."

More very favourable reviews on Amazon.com.

Large format (trade) paperback 2014.

553 pages.

Very good condition.

The cost of shipping is $4.95, or $6.95 by tracked mail. If you are on rural delivery and want tracked mail, the shipping cost will be $9.95.

There is of course no charge for shipping if you collect this book from my shop in Palmerston North following the auction.

Payment within seven days, please.