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Abhorsen

Author: Garth Nix
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : HarperCollinsPublishers, ©2003.
Series: Old Kingdom Series Abhorsen Book III.
Edition/Format:   Book : Fiction : Secondary (senior high) school : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
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Abhorsen-In-Waiting Lirael and Prince Sameth, a Wallmaker, must confront and bind the evil spirit Oranis before it can destroy all life.
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Genre/Form: Fiction
Material Type: Fiction, Secondary (senior high) school
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Garth Nix
ISBN: 0060278250 9780060278250 0060278269 9780060278267
OCLC Number: 49261074
Description: 358 p. ; 22 cm.
Contents: A House Besieged --
Into the Deep --
Amaranth, Rosemary, and Tears --
Breakfast of Ravens --
Blow Wind, Come Rain! --
The Silver Hemispheres --
A Last Request --
The Testing of Sameth --
First Interlude --
A Dream of Owls and Flying Dogs --
Prince Sameth and Hedge --
Hidden in the Reeds --
The Destroyer in Nicholas --
Details from the Disreputable Dog --
Flight to the Wall --
The Perimeter --
A Major's Decision --
Second Interlude --
Coming Home to Ancelstierre --
Chlorr of the Mask --
A Tin of Sardines --
The Beginning of the End --
Deeper into Death --
Junction Boxes and Southerlings --
Lathal the Abomination --
Mogget's Inscrutable Initiative --
The Ninth Gate --
Sam and the Shadow Hands --
When the Lightning Stops --
The Seven --
The Choice of Yrael.
Series Title: Old Kingdom Series Abhorsen Book III.
Responsibility: Garth Nix.
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Abhorsen-In-Waiting Lirael and Prince Sameth, a Wallmaker, must confront and bind the evil spirit Oranis before it can destroy all life.

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Great book

by saini2012 (WorldCat user published 2013-02-08) Very Good Permalink

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This book was so AWESOME!!

by mikabird (WorldCat user published 2010-03-31) Excellent Permalink

I read the whole series of the Abhorsen Trilogy, and that last one, this one, was probably my favorite. It kept me up most nights for long periods of time, and I couldn't take my eyes away. The plot is really well done, and the characters are thrilling and well thought out. I would give this book...
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A nice addition to any library.

by AnchorageSchools (WorldCat user published 2009-08-04) Good Permalink

     ALA Top Ten List. Fantasy that will appeal to the middle and high school reader. Story of a librarian/warrior. 3rd in a series.

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What an ending!

by tiamatq (WorldCat user published 2009-01-08) Excellent Permalink

This was an awesome ending to the trilogy!  Lirael and Sam both play important roles, though maybe not what they expected as the story began.  We get some long-awaited answers about the Old Kingdom's magic, the Dog, and Mogget.  Yay!  And, even better, we learn a little history...
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