The Abhorsen Trilogy
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| Author(s) | Garth Nix |
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| Garth Nix exploded onto the fantasy scene as a rising star, in a series that takes readers to a world where the line between the living and the dead isn’t always clear—and sometimes disappears altogether. | |
Garth Nix exploded onto the fantasy scene as a rising star, in a series that takes readers to a world where the line between the living and the dead isn’t always clear—and sometimes disappears altogether.
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Sabriel: Book 1 of the Abhorsen Trilogy
Sent to a boarding school in Ancelstierre as a young child, Sabriel has had little experience with the random power of Free Magic or the Dead who refuse to stay dead in the Old Kingdom. But during her final semester, her father, the Abhorsen, goes missing, and Sabriel knows she must enter the Old Kingdom to find him. She soon finds companions in Mogget, a cat whose aloof manner barely conceals its malevolent spirit, and Touchstone, a young Charter Mage long imprisoned by magic, now free in body but still trapped by painful memories. As the three travel deep into…
Lirael: Book 2 of the Abhorsen Trilogy
Lirael has never felt like a true daughter of the Clayr. Now, two years past the time when she should have received the Sight that is the Clayr’s birthright, she feels alone, abandoned, unsure of who she is. Nevertheless, the fate of the Old Kingdom lies in her hands. With only her faithful companion, the Disreputable Dog, Lirael must undertake a desperate mission under the growing shadow of an ancient evil.In this sequel to Sabriel, winner of the Aurealis Award for Excellence in Australian Science Fiction, New York Times best-selling author Garth Nix…
Abhorsen: Book 3 of the Abhorsen Trilogy
The Abhorsen Sabriel and King Touchstone are missing, leaving only Lirael-newly come into her inheritance as the Abhorsen-in-Waiting-to stop the Destroyer. If Orannis’s unspeakable powers are unleashed, it will mean the end of all Life. With only a vision from the Clayr to guide her, and the help of her companions, Sam, the Disreputable Dog, and Mogget, Lirael must search in both Life and Death for some means to defeat the evil destructor-before it is too late…The apocalyptic climax to the series of events that began with Sabriel and continued in Lirael, the…
