Abhorsen and Clariel

-Abhorsen-

-written by Garth Nix-

The Old Kingdom, or Abhorsen in North America, is a fantasy series written by Australian author Garth Nix. It originated in 1995 with the novel Sabriel and has continued in the novels Lirael and Abhorsen. It is in the Old Kingdom Series along with Sabriel, Lirael, and Clariel. In the book Sabriel it talks about Abhorsen, well the one before Sabriel. That is because Sabriel is in the bloodline of all the Abhorsens.

-Clariel-

-also written 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 Rae Carson, Kristin Cashore, Scott Westerfeld, and Cassandra Clare.

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is loose in the city, her parents want to marry her off to a killer, and there is a plot brewing against the old and withdrawn King Orrikan.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?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-Who is Garth Nix-

Garth Richard Nix is an Australian writer who specializes in children’s and young adult fantasy novels, notably the Old Kingdom, Seventh Tower and Keys to the Kingdom series. He was born on July 19, 1963, Melbourne, Australia. Right now he is 55 years old. One movie he made is The Missing Key. The awards he got are Aurelius Award for best young adult novel, Aurelius Award for best fantasy novel. He has one child and his name is Thomas Henry Nix.