Trudi Canavan - Priestess of the White

Priestess of the White, By Trudi Canavan

{1st book in the trilogy 'Age of the Five'}

This book is set in an imaginary land called Northern Ithania, and its main character is called Auraya. She is chosen to be one of the 5 head priests, or 'White', and the book is all about her first years as one of them and the challenges that she faces.

We think that this book is a really good because...
a) Auraya is a very interesting character, and as strange as her situation is, it is very easy to relate to her.
b) all of the other characters are very well formed and believable.
c) the book has a very good plot which will entrance you within the first chapter.
and, finally,
d) Auraya has a really cute pet, called Mischief!!

So, read it!!

Amazon says.....

In a land on the brink of peace—watched jealously by a ruthless cult from across the sea and beset by hidden enemies—five extraordinary humans must serve as sword and shield of the Gods.
Auraya is one.
Her heroism saved a village from destruction; now Auraya has been named Priestess of the White. The limits of her unique talents must be tested in order to prove her worthy of the honor and grave responsibility awarded to her. But a perilous road lies ahead, fraught with pitfalls that will challenge the newest servant of the gods. An enduring friendship with a Dreamweaver—a member of an ancient outcast sect of sorcerer-healers—could destroy Auraya's future. And her destiny has set her in conflict with a powerful and mysterious, black-clad sorcerer with but a single purpose: the total annihilation of the White. And he is not alone . . .

from
The Almighty Mandy (Skirrow)