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Abhorsen

Garth Nix

Ages 13–18

Readers rate it 4.3 (395 on Hardcover)

532 pages · Released Oct 6, 2009

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LGBTQ+ themes

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A note for parents

Abhorsen is the intense final installment of a dark fantasy trilogy that deals with death, necromancy, and cosmic evil. While not graphically violent, the book contains frequent combat, magical conflict, and existential horror themes that suit mature teens rather than younger readers. The story emphasizes sacrifice, courage, and hope against overwhelming darkness, with well-developed characters who model resilience and selflessness.

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From the publisher

In the final book in the Old Kingdom trilogy, master of fantasy and globally bestselling author Garth Nix returns to the fantastic world of Sabriel for an unforgettable conclusion. "Breathtaking, bittersweet, and utterly unforgettable.” * After centuries in captivity, the Destroyer is nearly free. Beneath the earth, a... In the final book in the Old Kingdom trilogy, master of fantasy and globally bestselling author Garth Nix returns to the fantastic world of Sabriel for an unforgettable conclusion. "Breathtaking, bittersweet, and utterly unforgettable.” * After centuries in captivity, the Destroyer is nearly free. Beneath the earth, a malignant force lies waiting, greedy for freedom from its ancient prison. As the Old Kingdom falls once more into a realm of darkness and terror, the people look desperately to the Abhorsen, the scourge of the Dead, to save them. Yet Abhorsen Sabriel is lost, missing in Ancelstierre. Only Lirael has any chance of stopping the Destroyer. With her companions Sameth, Mogget and the Disreputable Dog, she travels across the Old Kingdom in a race against time, battling Shadow Hands and dark necromancers to reach Ancelstierre before it is too late. But what hope can one young woman have against a terrible evil with the power to destroy life itself? This eagerly awaited conclusion to Garth Nix’s extraordinary trilogy of Old Kingdom books is a complex and vividly imagined story, powerful, terrifying and compelling. “Terror, courage, bitterness, love, desperation, and sacrifice all swirl together in an apocalyptic climax that pits both Life and Death together against the destruction of everything." —Kirkus*

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  • Juvenile Fiction
  • Loveable Characters
  • Not Diverse Characters
  • A mix driven
  • Strong Character Development
  • Plot driven
  • Weak Character Development
  • Diverse Characters
  • Adventurous
  • dark
  • tense
  • mysterious

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ISBN 9780061975103 · Zondervan