Lirael
When the future is hidden, who holds the key to destiny?
Lirael has never felt like a true daughter of the Clayr, She doesn't even have the Sight - the ability to See into the present and possible futures - that is the very birthright of the Clayr. Nonetheless, it is Lirael in whose hands the fate of the Old Kingdom lies, while Abhorsen Sabriel is engaged in conflict elsewhere.
As an ancient evil casts its shadow - one that opposes the Royal Family, blocks the Sight of the Clayr, and threatens to break the very boundary between Life and Death - Lirael undertakes a desperate mission. With only her faithful companion, the Disreputable Dog, to help her, Lirael sets out upon a perilous journey and comes face to face with her own fate...
West Australian Young Readers' Book Award for Older Readers (2003), ALA's Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults (2002)
About the Abhorsen (Old Kingdom) Series
Books in series order
- 1.Sabriel(1995)
- 2.Lirael(2001)
- 3.Abhorsen(2003)
- 4.Clariel(2014)
- 5.Goldenhand(2016)
- +Across the Wall(2005)
- +The Creature in the Case(2005)
- +To Hold the Bridge(2015)
Reading age: 13+ years
This series should be read in order.
Only the Abhorsen can keep the living safe from the dead...
In this compelling high fantasy series, a young heroine, Sabriel, must first do battle in the realm of Death itself to defeat a powerful enemy. Every step she takes brings her closer to a battle that will pit her against the true forces of life and death – and bring her face-to-face with her own destiny. Later it is Lirael, with only her faithful companion, the Disreputable Dog, who must undertake a desperate mission under the growing shadow of an ancient evil, which threatens the fate of the Old Kingdom. Lirael must search in both Life and Death for some means to defeat the evil Destroyer and find the missing Abhorsen Sabriel and the King Touchstone - before it is too late.