The Old Kingdom 5 Books Collection By Garth Nix

Ages: 9+ Format: Paperback

Titles in This Set:

1. Clariel
2. Sabriel
3. Goldenhand
4. Lirael
5. Abhorsen

Description:

Clariel

Sixteen-year-old Clariel is not adjusting well to her new life in the city of Belisaere, the capital of the Old Kingdom. She misses roaming freely within the forests of Estwael and feels trapped within the stone city walls. The city itself is descending into chaos as the ancient rules binding Abhorsen, King, and Clayr appear to be disintegrating. With the discovery of a dangerous Free Magic creature loose in the city, Clariel is given the chance to prove her worth and make her escape. But events spin rapidly out of control, and Clariel finds herself more trapped than ever until help comes from an unlikely source - at a terrible cost. She must question the motivations and secret hearts of everyone around her - herself most of all.

Sabriel

Sabriel has spent most of her young life far away from the magical realm of the Old Kingdom and the Dead that roam it. A creature from across the Wall arrives at her all-girls boarding school with a message from her father, the Abhorsen - the magical protector of the realm. Since the demise of the Royal Family, the Dead have become stronger and more fearless, threatening to overwhelm the Old Kingdom. Sabriel's father, trapped in Death by a dangerous Free Magic creature, urges her to return home and discover who or what is behind this uprising. Armed with her father's binding-bells and sword, she finds companions in Mogget, an ancient spirit bound into the body of a cat, and Touchstone, a young Charter Mage. As they travel deep into the Old Kingdom, threats mount, bringing Sabriel face-to-face with her own destiny.

Goldenhand

Lirael is no longer a shy Second Assistant Librarian; she is the Abhorsen-in-Waiting, battling dead creatures and binding Free Magic entities. When she finds Nicholas Sayre unconscious after an attack by a Free Magic creature, she uses her powers to save him. However, Nicholas is tainted with Free Magic, and Lirael must seek help at her childhood home, the Clayr's Glacier. A messenger tries to reach her with a dire warning from her long-dead mother about the Witch with No Face. A great danger threatens the Old Kingdom, and it must be forestalled in both the living world and the cold river of Death.

Lirael

Lirael has never felt like a true daughter of the Clayr, a powerful group of clairvoyant oracles. She looks different from everyone else and is long past the age she should have received the Sight. Meanwhile, across the Wall, Prince Sameth is equally lonely, knowing he must one day take over as Abhorsen from his mother, Sabriel. He fears the Dead and is terrified of his own destiny. Unbeknownst to them, they are part of a greater plan as the forces of evil grow in the Old Kingdom, leading them on a desperate mission to stop them.

Abhorsen