Abhorsen
by Garth Nix
Synopsis
Beneath the earth, an ancient and malevolent entity known as the Destroyer stirs, threatening to shatter its prison and unleash pure chaos upon the world. As its dark influence seeps into the Old Kingdom, plunging the land into a terrifying twilight, the people desperately await the return of their champion, the Abhorsen. But with the Abhorsen lostโฆ Beneath the earth, an ancient and malevolent entity known as the Destroyer stirs, threatening to shatter its prison and unleash pure chaos upon the world. As its dark influence seeps into the Old Kingdom, plunging the land into a terrifying twilight, the people desperately await the return of their champion, the Abhorsen. But with the Abhorsen lost, only Lirael, a reluctant necromancer with a mysterious lineage, can answer the call. Joined by her companions, she must master forbidden magic and wield powerful artifacts in a desperate race against time to prevent the Destroyer from annihilating all life. The fate of both the living and the dead rests on her shoulders.
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