The Magician`s Apprentice by Trudi Canavan. 1st ed 2009. H/C with jacket.

The Magician's Apprentice ... by the author of the bestselling The Black Magician Trilogy

Tessia serves as assistant to her father, the village healer. Women aren't readily accepted by the Guild of Healers, but Tessia is determined to follow in her father's footsteps. Forced to fight off the advances of a visiting mage, she instinctively uses magic. She now faces an entirely different future as the mage's apprentice ... a journey full of dangers.

First edition, published 2010 by Orbit, London. 593 pages.

Condition: Both book and jacket excellent, as new.