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To make matters worse, Sam’s best friend, Nick, is helping the Destroyer, as are the necromancer Hedge and the Greater Dead Chlorr, and there has been no word from the Abhorsen Sabriel or King Touchstone. For the Destroyer is the enemy of all Life, and it must be stopped, though Lirael does not know how. She and her companions Sam, the Disreputable Dog, and Mogget have to take that chance. Only Lirael, newly come into her inheritance as the Abhorsen in Waiting, has any chance of stopping the Destroyer.

It has been freed from its subterranean prison and now seeks to escape the silver hemispheres, the final barrier to the unleashing of its terrible powers. But Orannis, the Destroyer, is no longer buried under hill. The Ninth was strong and fought with might, But lone Orannis was put out of the light, Broken in two and buried under hill, Forever to lie there, wishing us ill. Notable Children s Books of 1997 ALA1997 Best Books for Young Adults ALA1997 Books for the Teen Age NY Public LibraryBest Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror 1996 VOYABooks in the Middle: Outstanding Books of 1996 VOYA Garth Nix’s first young adult novel, Sabriel was recently nominated for the Aurealis Award for Excellence in Science Fiction in Australia. There she confronts an evil that threatens much more than her life and comes face to face with her own hidden destiny… With Mogget, whose feline form hides a powerful, perhaps malevolent spirit, and Touchstone, a young Charter Mage, Sabriel travels deep into the Old Kingdom. But now her father, the Mage Abhorson, is missing, and Sabriel must cross into that world to find him. Since childhood, Sabriel has lived outside the walls of the Old Kingdom, away from the power of Free Magic, and away from the Dead who refuse to stay dead. With threats on all sides and only each other to trust, the three must travel deep into the Old Kingdom, toward a battle that will pit them against the true forces of life and death and bring Sabriel face to face with her own hiddden destiny.A tale of dark secrets, deep love, and dangerous magic, Sabriel introduces Garth Nix an exceptional new talent. Though her journey begins alone, she soon finds companions: Mogget, whose seemingly harmless feline form hides a powerful and perhaps malevolent spirit, and Touchstone, a younger Charter Mage long imprisoned by magic, now free in body but still trapped by painful memories. But now her father, the Mage Abhorsen, is missing, and to find him Sabriel must cross back into the world. Ever since she was a tiny child, Sabriel has lived outside the walls of the Old Kingdom, away from the random power of Free Magic, and away from the Dead who won’t stay dead.