What is Abhorsen about?
In the final book in the Old Kingdom trilogy, master of fantasy and globally bestselling author Garth Nix returns to the fantastic world of Sabriel for an unforgettable conclusion. \"Breathtaking, bittersweet, and utterly unforgettable.” *
After centuries in captivity, the Destroyer is nearly free.
Beneath the earth, a malignant force lies waiting, greedy for freedom from its ancient prison. As the Old Kingdom falls once more into a realm of darkness and terror, the people look desperately to the Abhorsen, the scourge of the Dead, to save them. Yet Abhorsen Sabriel is lost, missing in Ancelstierre.
Only Lirael has any chance of stopping the Destroyer. With her companions Sameth, Mogget and the Disreputable Dog, she travels across the Old Kingdom in a race against time, battling Shadow Hands and dark necromancers to reach Ancelstierre before it is too late. But what hope can one young woman have against a terrible evil with the power to destroy life itself?
This eagerly awaited conclusion to Garth Nix’s extraordinary trilogy of Old Kingdom books is a complex and vividly imagined story, powerful, terrifying and compelling.
“Terror, courage, bitterness, love, desperation, and sacrifice all swirl together in an apocalyptic climax that pits both Life and Death together against the destruction of everything.\" —Kirkus*
- Epic Fantasy World-Building: Discover the Old Kingdom, a land where Charter Magic wages a constant war against the insidious influence of Free Magic and the Dead.
- A Unique Magic System: Witness the power of the Abhorsen’s seven mystical bells, tools used to command the Dead, as Lirael confronts powerful necromancers and terrifying Shadow Hands.
- Coming of Age Story: Follow Lirael’s journey from a shy assistant librarian to the realm’s last hope as she embraces a destiny she never wanted.
- Reluctant Heroes: Join Lirael and Prince Sameth, two young heroes burdened with immense power, as they race against time to save their world from annihilation.