Lirael: Daughter of the Clayr
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Lirael: Daughter of the Clayr

by Garth Nix

2001•Fantasy•519 pages

Taste attributes: fantasyadventureteenmonster/alien/supernaturalfresh & originalimaginaryintricatelinearglossybig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questrescue/escape/jeopardyhuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, glossy fantasy novel, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like polish over grit.

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4.3 / 5

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About This Book

A "work-in-progress" sneak preview of Abhorsen, the third book in the trilogy.Book Two of the Old Kingdom Trilogy.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 threatens to break the very boundary between Life and Death itself.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

FantasyAdventureTeenMonster/alien/supernaturalAll consuming questRescue/escape/jeopardyHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Subjects

Juvenile FictionScience Fiction & FantasyFantasyMagicFantasy fictionMagical thinkingDogsGood and evil

Details

Author
Garth Nix
Published
2001
Pages
519
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