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Title details for Abhorsen by Garth Nix - Available

Abhorsen

#3 in series

by Garth Nix
Tim Curry
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Before she went to join Sam and Mogget downstairs, Lirael paused for a moment to look at herself in the tall silver mirror that hung on the wall of her room. The image that faced her bore little resemblance to the Second Assistant Librarian of the Clayr. She saw a warlike and grim young woman, dark hair bound back with a silver cord rather than hanging free to disguise her face. She no longer wore her librarian's waistcoat, and she had a long Nehima at her side rather than a library-issue dagger. But she had kept her library whistle, tucking it into the small pouch at her belt. Though she was many, many leagues from any help the whistle might summon, she felt the need to cling to some small part of her past and her identity.
She had become an Abhorsen, Lirael thought, at least on the outside.

  • Creators

  • Series

    The Old Kingdom

  • Publisher

  • Awards

  • Release date

    December 6, 2007

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780739360828
      • File size: 323368 KB
      • Duration: 11:13:40

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 6.6
    • Lexile® Measure: 890
    • Interest Level: 9-12(UG)
    • Text Difficulty: 4-5

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from November 25, 2002
      An explosive prologue sets the stage for Nix's riveting continuation of the story begun in Sabriel
      and Lirael. While newcomers might find the intricate plotting and the rituals of the Charter Magic off-putting at first, Nix rewards their efforts. Returning characters Lirael, former Second Assistant Librarian of the Clayr and now an Abhorsen-in-Waiting (the Abhorsen's "birthright and charge to maintain the borders of Life and Death"), and her nephew, Prince Sameth, along with Disreputable Dog and the mysterious white cat, Mogget, are ensorcelled in the Abhorsen House by a Dead creature, Chlorr of the Mask, who is in league with the evil necromancer Hedge. They break out to try and rescue Sam's old friend, Nicholas Sayre, who has been tricked by Hedge into digging up Orannis, the Destroyer; if Hedge's plan succeeds, the evil now contained by two separate hemispheres will join and annihilate all life. The grotesque imagery of the Death realm provides a haunting note, which Nix offsets by the brightness of the main characters' quest to defeat the Destroyer. 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. Ages 12-up.

    • Publisher's Weekly

      February 16, 2004
      PW
      called this "a riveting continuation of the story begun in Sabriel and Liraed
      . At once an allegory regarding war and peace and a testament to friendship, this is a thought-provoking fantasy." Ages 12-up.

    • Publisher's Weekly

      February 1, 2004
      PW called this "a riveting continuation of the story begun in Sabriel and Liraed. At once an allegory regarding war and peace and a testament to friendship, this is a thought-provoking fantasy." Ages 12-up.

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:6.6
  • Lexile® Measure:890
  • Interest Level:9-12(UG)
  • Text Difficulty:4-5

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