Priestess of the White
core novel 2005 Age of the Five
Record
| First published | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.86 (15,286 ratings, collected 2026-08-20) |
| Page count | 598 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780060815707 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
Priestess of the White, first novel in Trudi Canavan's Age of the Five trilogy, opens the story of Auraya, a young priestess in the world of Ithania who is unexpectedly elevated to the White, the five human representatives chosen by the Circle of Gods to lead in their name, after she distinguishes herself by saving a village. A decade after her elevation, Auraya undertakes diplomatic missions meant to unite the fractious northern nations of Ithania under the Circle's authority, working alongside the other members of the White even as rivalries and suspicions simmer among them. Her efforts unfold against the looming threat of a wider religious conflict between the northern lands loyal to the Circle and southern peoples who worship a different pantheon of gods altogether.
Where it sits
- Universe: Age of the Five
- Series: Age of the Five core; position 1 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Trudi Canavan
Notes
- From the series record (Age of the Five): A separate, unrelated world from Kyralia: the god-ruled land of Northern Ithania, where the Circle of priests wages a religious war on remaining pagan tribes.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series Age of the Five: position 1 of 3: next Last of the Wilds (2006)
Sources
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