The Magician's Apprentice by Trudi Canavan

This book felt clunky to me: the names sounded made up, the plot tried to move around a little, but not enough to make me feel like the author really cared about the Sachakan stories, and the magic system didn't make a whole lot of sense. The development of healing magic felt clumsy as well. All in all an OK way to pass the time, but not one that I'd rush out to buy.