Abhorsen
When the ninth gate calls, who can resist its summons?
An ancient evil has arisen - freed from its subterranean prison and seeking to escape the binding silver hemispheres which prevent it from finally unleashing its terrible powers.
Lirael, newly come into her inheritance as the Abhorsen-in-Waiting, knows that the fate of the world is in her hands. With only a vision from the Clayr to guide her, and the uncertain help of her companions - Sam, the Disreputable Dog and Mogget - Lirael sets out on her perilous mission. The answer must be found somewhere in Life or Death - but can a former Second Assistant Librarian possibly discover the means to defeat the Destroyer...before it is too late?
ALA Teens' Top Ten (2003), Aurealis Award for Young Adult Novel (2003)
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.