Thief's Magic
- 560
- Pages
- about 10 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Thief’s Magic” opens Trudi Canavan’s “Millennium’s Rule” series with two intriguing threads, in a world where magic powers an industrial revolution. Tyen, an archaeology student, unearths Vella, a sentient book who was once a sorcerer, while Rielle, a dyer’s daughter in a land ruled by priests, hides a forbidden gift for magic. The switches between the two catch some readers off guard, and they note how much is left open for later volumes.
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About the book
In a world where an industrial revolution is powered by magic, Tyen, a student of archaeology, unearths a sentient book called Vella. Once a young sorcerer-bookbinder, Vella was transformed into a useful tool by one of the greatest sorcerers of history. Since then she has been collecting information, including a vital clue to the disaster Tyen’s world faces.Elsewhere, in an land ruled by priests, Rielle the dyer’s daughter has been taught that to use magic is to steal from the Angels. Yet she knows she has a talent for it, and that there is a corrupter in the city willing to teach her how to use it – should she dare to risk the Angels’ wrath.Yet not everything is as Tyen and Rielle have been raised to believe. Not the nature of magic, nor the laws of their lands… and not even the people they trust.
Reading order · Millennium’s Rule Series
Full order & progress →- Thief's MagicThis book
7.97.9 / 10 - Angel of StormsAngel of Storms–Not ranked yet
- Successor's PromiseSuccessor's Promise–Not ranked yet
- Maker's CurseMaker's Curse–Not ranked yet
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.7 across 69 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 32% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 7.9 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 7.7 | 69 | 100% |
Frequently asked
How long is Thief's Magic?
It has 560 pages — longer than 55% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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