Lirael
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Lirael is a fantasy novel by Garth Nix, first published in 2001. It is the second in his Old Kingdom series, preceded by Sabriel and continued in Abhorsen.
When a dangerous necromancer threatens to unleash a long-buried evil, Lirael and Prince Sameth are drawn into a battle to save the Old Kingdom and reveal their true destinies. Joining them are mysterious creatures born of Free Magic, the Abhorsen's cat known as Mogget, and Lirael's Disreputable Dog. As the Abhorsen-In-Waiting, Prince Sameth must take after his mother Sabriel and learn about being an Abhorsen through The Book Of The Dead. However he finds himself feeling physically sick even thinking about The Book after an encounter with a powerful Free Magic Necromancer. He finds himself running away from his responsibility as well as the expectations of his parents and the Kingdom. Lirael on the other hand tries her best to be a proper Clayr, although she is 16 and the Sight (the ability of the Clayr to see possible futures) still has not come to her. Faced with their own problems as well as the rising threat of the Necromancer, their paths cross and the events which unfold change their supposed futures drastically. Template:Fantasy-book-stub