by Garth Nix
First published 1720
The Old Kingdom teeters on the brink of darkness. A malevolent force stirs beneath the earth, hungry for freedom. With the Abhorsen Sabriel missing, only Lirael stands a chance of stopping the Destroyer's rise. Alongside her companions, she races against time, battling necromancers and shadow beings to reach Ancelstierre before it's too late. But can one young woman overcome a terror powerful enough to unravel life itself?
Genres: adventure, fantasy, dark-fantasy, epic-fantasy
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: chosen-one, found-family
Setting: Old Kingdom, Ancelstierre
Period: ancient
518 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Eos
Content warnings: death, violence