Complex sentence: It was published by Roc Trade on 2006 November 7 and is the first novel in the "Rogue Mage" series about "neomage" Thorn St. Croix.
Split into simpler sentences: It was published by Roc Trade on 2006 November 7. This is the first novel in the "Rogue Mage" series about "neomage" Thorn St. Croix.