Author: garthnix
“Remarkable” (Booklist): While searching for her father, Susan meets Merlin and his family of magical booksellers — who police the mythical Old World when it intrudes upon modern society… A New York Times bestselling author delivers “a witty, clever adventure in an exquisitely detailed world” (Veronica Roth).
From the New York Times bestselling author comes a “vivid” fantasy (Booklist starred review). Connected by an inexplicable bond, four young heroes become pawns in a powerful angel mage’s obsessive quest. “An exciting adventure full of intrigue and action… Original and gripping” (Kirkus Reviews starred review).
Bestselling novelist Garth Nix returns to the Old Kingdom for the never-before-told love story of Sabriel’s parents, Tericel and Elinor, and the charter magic that brought them together—and threatened to tear them apart. A long-awaited prequel to a classic fantasy series. In the Old Kingdom, a land of ancient and often terrible magics, eighteen year-old orphan Terciel learns the art of necromancy from his great-aunt Tizanael. But not to raise the Dead, rather to lay them to rest. He is the Abhorsen-in-Waiting, and Tizanael is the Abhorsen, the latest in a long line of people whose task it is to…
Award-winning author Garth Nix returns to the Old Kingdom with a thrilling prequel complete with dark magic, royalty, dangerous action, a strong heroine, and flawless world building. This epic fantasy adventure is destined to be a classic and is perfect for fans of Rae Carson, Kristin Cashore, Scott Westerfeld, and Cassandra Clare.Clariel is the daughter of one of the most notable families in the … families in the Old Kingdom, with blood relations to the Abhorsen and, most important, to the King. She dreams of living a simple life but discovers this is hard to achieve when a dangerous Free…
“A winner” (Philip Pullman) with over 87,000 five-star Goodreads ratings: To save her father, necromancer Sabriel ventures into the mystical Old Kingdom, where a lurking evil awaits… This epic fantasy from a New York Times bestselling author is “guaranteed to keep readers up way past their bedtimes” (School Library Journal).