Lirael

by Nix, Garth

• ISBN13: 9780060278243
• ISBN10: 0060278242
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-04-01
• Publisher: Harpercollins

Summary

Who is Lirael? Lirael has never felt like a true daughter of the Clayr. Abandoned by her mother, ignorant of her father's identity, Lirael resembles no one else in her large extended family living in the Clayr's Glacier. She doesn't even have the Sight -- the ability to See into the present and possible futures -- that is the very birthright of the Clayr.Nonetheless, it is Lirael in whose hands the fate of the Old Kingdom lies. She must undertake a desperate mission under the growing shadow of an ancient evil -- one that opposes the Royal Family, blocks the Sight of the Clay; and threatens to break the very boundary between Life and Death itself. With only her faithful companion, the Disreputable Dog, to help her, Lirael must find the courage to seek her own hidden destiny.In this sequel to the critically acclaimed "Sabriel," Garth Nix draws readers deeper into the magical landscape of the Old Kingdom and weaves a spellbinding tale of discovery, destiny, and danger.

Table of Contents

Prologue	1	(9)
Part One	9	(122)
An Ill-Favored Birthday	11	(11)
A Future Lost	22	(10)
Paperwings	32	(9)
A Glint in the Snow	41	(8)
An Unexpected Opportunity	49	(8)
Third Assistant Librarian	57	(10)
Beyond the Doors of Sun and Moon	67	(10)
Down the Fifth Back Stair	77	(8)
Creatures by Nagy	85	(10)
Dog Day	95	(7)
Search for a Suitable Sword	102	(8)
Into the Lair of the Chief Librarian	110	(9)
Of Stilken and Strange Magic	119	(12)
Part Two	131	(228)
Prince Sameth Hits a Six	133	(11)
The Dead Are Many	144	(9)
Into Death	153	(8)
Nicholas and the Necromancer	161	(9)
A Father's Healing Hand	170	(10)
Ellimere's Thoughts on the Education of Princes	180	(10)
A Door of Three Signs	190	(12)
Beyond the Doors of Wood and Stone	202	(16)
Power of Three	218	(8)
A Troublesome Season	226	(16)
Cold Water, Old Stone	242	(11)
A Family Conference	253	(9)
A Letter from Nicholas	262	(8)
Sam Makes Up His Mind	270	(7)
Sam the Traveler	277	(11)
The Observatory of the Clayr	288	(14)
Nicholas and the Pit	302	(11)
A Voice in the Trees	313	(15)
``When the Dead Do Walk, Seek Water's Run''	328	(16)
Flight to the River	344	(15)
Part Three	359	(122)
Finder	361	(9)
Remembrancer	370	(11)
A Denizen of Death	381	(10)
A Bath in the River	391	(10)
The Book of the Dead	401	(10)
High Bridge	411	(11)
Under the Bridge	422	(9)
Free Magic and the Flesh of Swine	431	(11)
Southerlings and a Necromancer	442	(15)
Farewell to Finder	457	(13)
Abhorsen's House	470	(11)
Epilogue	481