ABHORSEN

Title : Abhorsen
Author : Garth Nix









Synopsis
The long-buried secrets of the Old Kingdom and the Ninth Gate are revealed in the sequel to Sabriel and Lirael. Orannis, the Destroyer, has been freed from its subterranean prison and now seeks to unleash its terrible powers. Only Lirael, Abhorsen-in-Waiting, has any chance of stopping this enemy of all Life. As she and her companions - Sameth, the Disreputable Dog and Mogget - set out on their fated journey, Lirael has no idea of what lies ahead. Only days earlier, Lirael was merely a Second Assistant Librarian. Now, with only a vision from the Clayr to guide her and without the experience of Abhorsen Sabriel and King Touchstone, she must search both Life and Death for some means to defeat the Destroyer. Before it is too late...

My Thoughts
This last book was full of suspense, more so than the other two before it, and I think I finished reading it really fast cause I just simply couldn't put it away. I was quite happy with the ending and I look forward to reading more from Garth Nix.

LIRAEL

Title : Lirael
Author : Garth Nix










Synopsis
Lirael has never felt like a true daughter of the Clayr. Abandoned by her mother and 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 Clayr, 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.

My Thoughts
In this second book, we discover an entirely different family. Lirael is a mysterious character and surprisingly has a very important role in the whole trilogy. A lot of puzzles were answered at the end of this book..I really enjoyed it

SABRIEL

Title : Sabriel
Author : Garth Nix









Synopsis

SABRIEL is the first book in The Old Kingdom Trilogy
Sabriel is the daughter of the Mage Abhorsen. Ever since she was a tiny child, she has lived outside the Wall of the Old Kingdom - far away from the uncontrolled power of Free Magic, and away from the Dead who won't stay dead. But now her father is missing and Sabriel is called upon to cross back into that world to find him. Leaving the safety of the school she has known as home, Sabriel embarks upon a quest fraught with supernatural dangers, with companions she is unsure of - for nothing is as it seems within the boundary of the Old Kingdom. There she confronts an evil that threatens much more than her life, and comes face to face with her hidden destiny...

My Thoughts
This trilogy was actually quite exciting. I'd never read any books by Garth Nix before and when I came across this trilogy, I didn't know what to expect. I think it's quite original, this first book was a page turner for me and I couldn't wait to read the other 2 in the set.