Clariel (#4 Old Kingdom) (Pb)

Author: Garth Nix

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  • : $14.99 AUD
  • : 9781760291518
  • : Allen & Unwin
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  • : July 2015
  • : 198mm X 128mm
  • : Australia
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  • : Garth Nix
  • : The Old Kingdom
  • : Paperback
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Barcode 9781760291518
9781760291518

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Description

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city of Belisaere, Clariel finds herself at the centre of sorcery and intrigue: a plot is brewing against the old and withdrawn King Orrikan; her parents want to marry her off to a killer; and a dangerous Free Magic creature is loose in the city.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..

Author description

Garth Nix was born in 1963 in Melbourne, Australia. A full-time writer since 2001, he previously worked as a literary agent, marketing consultant, book editor, book publicist, book sales representative, bookseller, and as a part-time soldier in the Australian Army Reserve. Garth's books include the award-winning young adult fantasy novels Sabriel, Lirael, Abhorsen and Clariel and a collection of short stories To Hold the Bridge; the dystopian novel Shade's Children; the space opera A Confusion of Princes; and a Regency romance with magic, Newt's Emerald. His fantasy novels for children include The Ragwitch; the six books of the Seventh Tower sequence; the Keys to the Kingdom series; and the Troubletwisters series and Spirit Animals: Blood Ties (co-written with Sean Williams). More than five million copies of his books have been sold around the world, his books have appeared on the bestseller lists of the New York Times, Publishers Weekly, the Guardian and the Australian, and his work has been translated into forty-one languages. He lives in a Sydney beach suburb with his wife and two children...www.garthnix.com..facebook.com/garthnix..Twitter @garthnix