5/26/2023 0 Comments Books like abhorsen![]() ![]() ![]() Meanwhile, Prince Sameth's parents, the Abhorsen Sabriel and King Touchstone, are in Ancelstierre to stop the slaughter of refugees forced into the Old Kingdom but themselves become victims of an assassination attempt and barely escape. With the help of their familiars Mogget and the Disreputable Dog, protagonists Lirael and Sameth escape the House and depart for the Red Lake, where the Destroyer is being unearthed, to rescue Sameth's friend Nicholas Sayre from the Destroyer's control, and prevent the Destroyer from consuming the world. ![]() The Abhorsen's House is besieged by Dead Hands led by Chlorr of the Mask under the control of Hedge the Necromancer, who in turn serves Orannis the Destroyer. The origin of this title is known: Nix chose the name referencing "Abhorson", the executioner in Shakespeare's Measure for Measure. The novel is named after the position of Abhorsen in the book's world. It is the third book in the Old Kingdom series (following Sabriel and Lirael).Ībhorsen features Lirael, who is the recently revealed Abhorsen-in-Waiting Prince Sameth, who is Lirael's new-found nephew and descendant of the Wallmakers Mogget, a bound servant of the Abhorsen line and the Disreputable Dog. Print ( Hardcover, Paperback), Audio Cassette, Audio Download, e-bookĪbhorsen is a fantasy novel by Australian writer Garth Nix, first published in 2003. ![]()
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