Clariel

ebook The Old Kingdom

By Garth Nix

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An epic fantasy adventure, set six hundred years before Sabriel, featuring a doomed hero and her struggle to choose her own destiny.

SHORT-LISTED ABIA Award, Older Children

Does the walker choose the path, or the path the walker?

Clariel is the daughter of one of the most notable families in the Old Kingdom, with blood relations to the Abhorsen, and to the King. When her family moves to the city of Belisaere, Clariel finds herself at the centre of sorcery and intrigue: a plot is brewing against the old and withdrawn King Orrikan; her parents want to marry her off to a killer; and a dangerous Free Magic creature is loose in the city. When Clariel is drawn into the efforts to find and capture the creature, she finds hidden sorcery within herself, yet it is magic that carries great dangers. Can she rise above the temptation of power, escape the unwanted marriage and save the King?

Set approximately six hundred years before the birth of Sabriel, Clariel will delight Old Kingdom fans as well as new readers hungry for epic fantasy adventure.

'A thunderstorm of a tale, bitter and brutal but dazzling in its ferocity.' - Kirkus Reviews

'Elegant and complex world-building' - Sydney Morning Herald

Clariel