Clariel: The Lost Abhorsen

Garth Nix

Oct 2014 · Old Kingdom Book 4 · Sold by Harper Collins

About this ebook

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is loose in the city, her parents want to marry her off to a killer, and there is a plot brewing against the old and withdrawn King Orrikan.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

Ratings and reviews

The story is okay. I'm disappointed we don't get to see the transformation from Clariel to who she'll eventually become. Instead we just get some hints.

I was so hoping for more in this book. It lacked most of the character and charm of the previous trilogy. I am hoping that all of the world building done in this book is a preamble to another great series in the works.

I purchased this book immediately when I saw it. I feel like I am a part of this world. From Rabbits to Rogir, from the Ice to the Swamps and all the Districts of Death. When I close my eyes at night, this is the world I return to. Bravo and Thank You Garth Nix. I am, and always will be, waiting for another installment of this Masterpiece.

About the author

Garth Nix is a New York Times bestselling novelist and has been a full-time writer since 2001 but has also 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 many books include the Old Kingdom fantasy series, beginning with Sabriel and continuing to Goldenhand; the sci-fi novels Shade’s Children and A Confusion of Princes; the Regency romance with magic Newt’s Emerald; and novels for children including The Ragwitch, the Seventh Tower series, the Keys to the Kingdom series, and Frogkisser!, which is now in development as a feature film with Fox Animation/Blue Sky Studios. Garth has written numerous short stories, some of which are collected in Across the Wall and To Hold the Bridge. He has also cowritten several children’s book series with Sean Williams, including TroubleTwisters and Have Sword, Will Travel.More than six million copies of his books have been sold around the world and his work has been translated into forty-two languages.