The Old Kingdom Reading Order

Sent to a boarding school in Ancelstierre as a young child, Sabriel has had little reason to return to the Old Kingdom,… Sent to a boarding school in Ancelstierre as a young child, Sabriel has had little reason to return to the Old Kingdom, where the dead do not always stay dead. But now her father—the Abhorsen—has gone missing, and Sabriel must cross the border into that magical country to find him and rescue him from Death itself. read more

Lirael has always felt like an outsider among the Clayr, unable to see the future like the rest of her people. But as an… Lirael has always felt like an outsider among the Clayr, unable to see the future like the rest of her people. But as an ancient evil stirs, threatening to unravel the very fabric of life and death in the Old Kingdom, she discovers a hidden destiny she never imagined. Alongside her loyal companion, the mysterious Disreputable Dog, Lirael embarks on a perilous quest into forgotten depths. She must confront a power seeking to extinguish all hope, forcing her to embrace a legacy crucial to the survival of an entire world. read more

Beneath the earth, an ancient and malevolent entity known as the Destroyer stirs, threatening to shatter its prison and… 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. read more

4th in the Abhorsen series. Sixteen-year-old Clariel is not adjusting well to her new life in the city of Belisaere, th… 4th in the Abhorsen series. Sixteen-year-old Clariel is not adjusting well to her new life in the city of Belisaere, the capital of the Old Kingdom. She misses roaming freely within the forests of Estwael, and she feels trapped within the stone city walls. And in Belisaere she is forced to follow the plans, plots and demands of everyone, from her parents to her maid, to the sinister Guildmaster Kilp. Clariel can see her freedom slipping away. It seems too that the city itself is descending into chaos, as the ancient rules binding Abhorsen, King and Clayr appear to be disintegrating. With the discovery of a dangerous Free Magic creature loose in the city, Clariel is given the chance both to prove her worth and make her escape. But events spin rapidly out of control. Clariel finds herself more trapped than ever, until help comes from an unlikely source. But the help comes at a terrible cost. Clariel must question the motivations and secret hearts of everyone around her - and it is herself she must question most of all. read more

Lirael lost one of her hands in the binding of Orannis, but now she has a new hand, one of gilded steel and Charter Magi… Lirael lost one of her hands in the binding of Orannis, but now she has a new hand, one of gilded steel and Charter Magic. On a dangerous journey, Lirael returns to her childhood home, the Clayr s Glacier, where she was once a Second Assistant Librarian. There, a young woman from the distant North brings her a message from her long-dead mother, Arielle. It is a warning about the Witch with No Face. But who is the Witch, and what is she planning? read more