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Abhorsen

Abhorsen

by Garth Nix (Author)

  • Used

    Paperback 2005

    $4.65

  • Used

    Paperback 2008

    $6.15

  • Used

    Hardcover 2004

    $3.27

  • New

    Paperback 2008

    $15.77
Synopsis

The long-buried secrets of the Old Kingdom and the Ninth Gate are revealed in the sequel to Sabriel and Lirael. Orannis, the Destroyer, has been freed from its subterranean prison and now seeks to unleash its terrible powers. Only Lirael, Abhorsen-in-Waiting, has any chance of stopping this enemy of all Life. As she and her companions - Sameth, the Disreputable Dog and Mogget - set out on their fated journey, Lirael has no idea of what lies ahead. Only days earlier, Lirael was merely a Second Assistant Librarian. Now, with only a vision from the Clayr to guide her and without the experience of Abhorsen Sabriel and King Touchstone, she must search both Life and Death for some means to defeat the Destroyer. Before it is too late...

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 400
 Edition: New e.
 Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
Published: 03 Jan 2005
ISBN 10: 0007137354
ISBN 13: 9780007137350
Children’s book age: 12+ Years

Media Reviews

At once an allegory regarding war and peace and a testament to friendship, this thought-provoking fantasy also resolves the true identities of the popular Dog and Mogget characters-and suggests that Nix may still have more tricks up his sleeve. Publishers Weekly

Fans will be overjoyed. School Library Journal

Praise for Sabriel...
Sabriel is a winner, a fantasy that reads like realism. I congratulate Garth Nix. Philip Pullman

Fast pace, drama, vivid descriptions, excitement and humour... What more could you want? The Guardian

Every publisher thinks they have the next great children's fantasy writer. Harper Collins know they have. Nick Holt, AML

Author Bio

Garth Nix was born in 1963 and grew up in Canberra, Australia. After taking his degree in professional writing from the University of Canberra, he worked in a bookshop and then moved to Sydney. There he sank lower into the morass of the publishing industry, steadily devolving from sales rep through publicist until in 1991 he became a senior editor with a major multinational publisher. After a period travelling in Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Asia in 1993, he left publishing to work as a marketing communications consultant . In 1999 he was lured back to the publishing world to become a part-time literary agent. He now lives in Sydney, a five-minute walk from Coogee Beach, with his wife, Anna, and lots of books.