num_pages: 430
description: The necromancer's command struck at Lirael like a blow, and she felt her knees unlock, her legs beginning to crumple. Hedge already had her in his power, the deep commanding tone of Saraneth still ringing in her ears, echoing inside her head, a sound she couldn't dislodge from her mind. He came still closer, the sword raised above his head, and she knew that it would soon fall upon her unprotected neck. Dark forces are abroad once more in the Old Kingdom. Lirael, solitary daughter of the Clayr, and Sameth, the reluctant Abhorsen-in-Waiting, both seek the same man who may hold the key to an ancient evil stirring in the West. But the Dead cannot be laid to rest until the strange secret linking the fate of Lirael and Sameth is revealed. Set in the same dark, magical world as Garth Nix's award-winning Sabriel, this is a spellbinding tale of discovery, destiny and danger, from an exceptional fantasy talent.
language: English
title: Lirael
titlecomplete: Lirael (Old Kingdom, #2)
characters: Prince Sameth, Sabriel, Touchstone, Kirrith, Mogget, Lirael, The Disreputable Dog, Chlorr, Nicholas Sayre
genres: Magic, Fiction, Adventure, Young Adult Fantasy, Teen, Young Adult, High Fantasy, Science Fiction Fantasy, Fantasy, Audiobook
ratings_count: 116886
places: Old Kingdom
series: The Old Kingdom, Abhorsen
awards: awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: West Australian Young Readers' Book Award (WAYRBA)
category: Older Readers
publisher: HarperTrophy