Product Description

Sequel to the spellbinding, award-winning fantasy adventure, SABRIEL. Lirael has never felt like a true daughter of the Clayr. Abandoned by her mother and ignorant of her father's identity, Lirael resembles no one else in her large, extended family living in the Clayr's Glacier. She doesn't even have the Sight - the ability to See into the present and possible futures - that is the very birthright of the Clayr. Nonetheless, it is Lirael in whose hands the fate of the Old Kingdom lies. She must undertake a desperate mission under the growing shadow of an ancient evil - one that opposes the Royal Family, blocks the Sight of the Clayr, and threatens to break the very boundary between Life and Death itself. With only her faithful companion, the Disreputable Dog, to help her, Lirael must find the courage to seek her own hidden destiny. Garth Nix draws readers deeper into the magical landscape of the Old Kingdom and weaves a spellbinding tale of discovery, destiny and danger.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #77140 in Books
• Published on: 2003-09-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 528 pages

Customer Reviews

Lirael: The most exquisite sequel ever.
Like many before me, I'm sure, after reading the incredible 'Sabriel' I was dubious about Lirael matching up to the incredible fantasy heights of Sabriel. Teenage reading is the best thing about being a teenager, but I was absoloutely shocked. This book went straight to my bone marrow and I know now that this book will haunt my reading taste, and the way I write books for the rest of my life. Truly, this is one of the best books I have ever read. The characters are so true, so absoloutely fantastically imagined and played. Lirael is such a string character in herself, its quite beautiful the way Garth Nix describes her: not in so many words or adjectives, but in her actions, in what she does and how she behaves. The Disresputable Dog is also a fantastically witty character and Sameth, son of Sabriel is a worthy child after his mother. Those who have read Sabriel will be delighted to read the return of Mogget, perhaps one of Garth's more prominant and slightly dark characters, but witty and humorous all in one go. Its fantastic, and the scenes with the dead are tense and exciting. I love this book and I simply cannot wait to read Abhorsen. fantastic book.

Absolutely brilliant!!!
Every bit as good as the first book in this series, "Sabriel", this is absolutely brilliant. Gripping. Exciting, dangerous fantasy, with original twists and plot lines. This is "realistic" fantasy at its best.

From the first novel, the fight against the Great Dead, dead hands, and evil Free Magic in the Old Kingdom continues. However, this time Sabriel has help in the form of her family, her now almost grown up children, and from an unexpected source as well, a daughter of the Clayr, Lirael. Follow Lirael as she gradually unravels the dark destiny in store for her future... Whatever the dark force is that's wreaking havoc in the Old Kingdom, it just keeps on growing stronger and binding more dead hands to do its work...

Beautifully written, drawing you in from page one, I really can't recommend this series highly enough! Do start with the first book in the trilogy though, "Sabriel". I can't wait to read book three.

Much better than Sabriel
Lirael is bigger, longer and much, much better than Sabriel, its prequel. I thoroughly enjoyed Lirael as i felt that the descriptions, plot and characters were much more developed and intricate. Lirael scores where Sabriel failed, there are much more vivid descriptions of the dead and of the characters, we are transported into a whole new area of the Old Kingdom and learn more of the facinating Clayr. Prince Sameth breaks the stereotypical "hero" image as his hopes and fears are brought vividly to life. Sabriel and Touchstone are true to themselves too, and avoid becoming boring and uninteresting in their "old age." The book's namesake Lirael is a marvellous character, evoking the reader's sympathy as she longs for a companion. Lirael is a winner and is a vast improvement on Sabriel which, make no mistake was also a good book.