Clariel: The Lost Abhorsen
Garth Nix
Oct 2014 · The Old Kingdom Book 4 · Penguin Random House Audio · Narrated by Graeme Malcolm
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The long-awaited fourth audiobook in the New York Times bestselling Old Kingdom series by Garth Nix.
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 Game of Thrones.
Clariel is the daughter of one of the most notable 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 Magic creature is loose in the city, her parents want to marry her off to a killer, and there is a plot brewing against the old and withdrawn King Orrikan. When Clariel is drawn into the efforts to find and capture the creature, she finds hidden sorcery within herself, yet it is magic that carries great dangers. Can she rise above the temptation of power, escape the unwanted marriage, and save the King?
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 Game of Thrones.
Clariel is the daughter of one of the most notable 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 Magic creature is loose in the city, her parents want to marry her off to a killer, and there is a plot brewing against the old and withdrawn King Orrikan. When Clariel is drawn into the efforts to find and capture the creature, she finds hidden sorcery within herself, yet it is magic that carries great dangers. Can she rise above the temptation of power, escape the unwanted marriage, and save the King?
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Killy Willy
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25 November 2023
Not too impressed with this one. I suspected the twist early and 10 chapters later was so bored I considered skipping to the last 5 chapters, to at least hear how it ends. I can't help but wonder why this story was even told. It's just not that interesting a character study. And I'm starting to beleive Garth Nix has an affinity for whiny teenagers. With this book you get all the pouting of Sameth without the relief of Lirael or empathy for their plight. There's nothing to relate to, no one is particularly likable, and the one character that is probably supposed to be the most likeable reveals them selves to be kind of gross and pathetic. Rather than build interesting charasters the story gets caught up in the minute details of scene building. I keep telling my self "they're going to reveal what all the build up was for soon." But it hasn't happened yet, and I'm almost done with the book! Ultimately it feels empty and self-satisfyingly drawn out.
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23 December 2017
It is a good book.
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23 December 2017
Great reading for Holidays
About the author
Garth Nix was born in 1963 in Melbourne, Australia. A full-time writer since 2001, he has worked as a literary agent, marketing consultant, book editor, book publicist, book sales representative, bookseller, and part-time soldier in the Australian Army reserve. Garth's books include the award-winning fantasy novelsSabriel, Lirael, and Abhorsen, and the cult favorite teen science-fiction novel Shade's Children. His fantasy novels for younger readers include The Ragwitch, the six books of the Seventh Tower sequence, the Keys to the Kingdom series, and A Confusion of Princes. His books have appeared on the bestseller lists of theNew York Times, Publishers Weekly, the Guardian, and the Australian, and his work has been translated into forty languages. He lives in Sydney, Australia, with his wife and two children.
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