A tale of dark magic and destiny. When the future is unclear, who holds the key
to destiny? Sequel to the spellbinding, award-winning fantasy adventure,
SABRIEL. 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. Garth Nix draws readers deeper into the magical landscape of the
Old Kingdom and weaves a spellbinding tale of discovery, destiny and danger.