The Magicians' Guild

The Magicians' Guild is the first book in Trudi Canavan's The Black Magician Trilogy.
It's an interesting tale of a young poor girl, Sonea, who manifests magic powers and is subsequently sought after by the magicians' guild. The pace of the story is quick and the dialogue keeps the reader hooked. By the end of the story, the trilogy's main antagonist (the black magician) is already known. Sonea's story is continued in the 2nd book The Novice. What's nice about the series is that it's not at all epic in scope and just simply promises to be a good story. I will talk about it some more as I read through the rest of the trilogy.