Determined to avenge her parents' deaths, Clariel frees two Free Magic creatures imprisoned at Abhorsen's House and takes control of them with the help of Mogget and her rage. Clariel is also a ' berserk,' prone to episodes of near-superhuman rages which she struggles to control, and while uninterested in Charter Magic, her fury and strong willpower will soon reveal an affinity for Free Magic.Īfter Clariel's parents are murdered at a diplomatic event, Clariel escapes the city and is brought into the care and House of her grandfather, the Abhorsen Tyriel, who has essentially abandoned his duties (similarly to the King at the time). Deeply unhappy with the city and its politics and a staunch loner, she longs to become a Borderer of the Great Forest near Estwael, where she grew up however, her parents dismiss her desires. Can she rise above the temptation of power, escape the unwanted marriage, and save the King?Īll Identifiers : amazon:006156155X, barnesnoble:w/clariel-garth-nix/1118145947, goodreads:20662728, isbn:9780061561559Įnter New Series (Calced): Serified_AnE.Old Kingdom.Scifan.04 of 04.Seventeen-year-old Clariel is a new implant to the Old Kingdom capital of Belisaere. 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.

She dreams of living a simple life but discovers this is hard to achieve when a dangerous Free Magic creature is loose in the city, her parents want to marry her off to a killer, and there is a plot brewing against the old and withdrawn King Orrikan. This epic fantasy adventure is destined to be a classic, and is perfect for fans of Game of Thrones.Ĭlariel is the daughter of one of the most notable families in the Old Kingdom, with blood relations to the Abhorsen and, most important, to the King. “The long-awaited fourth book in the New York Times bestselling Old Kingdom series by Garth NixĪward-winning author Garth Nix returns to the Old Kingdom with a thrilling prequel complete with dark magic, royalty, dangerous action, a strong heroine, and flawless world-building.

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