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Abhorsen

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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Nix, Garth
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, N.Y. : HarperCollinsPublishers, c2003.
Edition:	1st ed.
Series:	Nix, Garth. Old Kingdom series ; 3.
Subjects:	Fantasy fiction > Young adult.
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Summary:	Abhorsen-In-Waiting Lirael and Prince Sameth, a Wallmaker, must confront and bind the evil spirit Oranis before it can destroy all life.
Physical Description:	358 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN:	0060278269 (lib. bdg.)
Author Notes:	Garth Nix was born in Melbourne, Australia on July 19, 1963. He graduated from the University of Canberra in 1986 and worked various jobs within the publishing industry until 1994. After a stint in public relations, he returned to books and took up writing as a career. He is the author of Blood Ties, Clariel, Newt's Emerald, the Old Kingdom series, The Seventh Tower series, and The Keys to the Kingdom series. In 1999, he received a Golden Duck Award for Australian Contribution to Children's Science Fiction. To Hold the Bridge was named Best Collection by the 2015 Aurealis Awards. His novella, By Frogsled and Lizardback to Outcast Venusian Lepers, was named Best Science Fiction Novella by the 2015 Aurealis Awards. In 2018, he won the 2017 Aurealis Award for the Best science-fiction short story. (Bowker Author Biography)