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Loading... Goldenhand: The latest thrilling adventure in the internationally bestselling fantasy series (The Old Kingdom) (edition 2017)by Garth Nix (Author)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Who writes a series of books over the span of 20 years and manages to make every book good? Garth Nix does. I've read so many bad sequels or sequels not nearly as good as the original, but every book in this series has been great, interesting, added and expanded on the world without going completely off the rails or destroying the characters. They evolve, but they stay true to themselves, and you are interested in following them. In shorts, if Garth Nix wants to write another five sequels in this series, I'm totally here for it. If he leaves it at this, I'm happy too, because I have five awesome books I can reread. I continue to love just existing in Nix's world -- his world-building is absolutely amazing. There is so much happening in this novel. Most of the time it's fantastic -- there are so many characters we have come to love here, and a few new ones as well. It's good to see people rebuilding themselves after losses suffered in Abhorsen. I did hope to get more of Sabriel in this book, but Lirael remains the character of focus, and there isn't as much of her relationship with Gabriel as I might have liked. (Adult reading YA problems.) Much like the other books in this series, there is a long slow set-up, and then the back half of the book flies by in a rush. It's always kind of amazing to see everything fall together in the end. A satisfying conclusion. This is the final chapter (I suspect), of the story that started in Sabriel. Here we follow Lirael, Nick, Sam, and a new character, Ferin, from the Northern Steppes. Its up to them to stop an old enemy. As always, its well written with great characters. Problem is, there just isn't much added to the series. Bells are wrung, the Clayr see a future (or not) and the kingdom is saved. Of course, characters fall in love almost immediately, with a hint at marriage. Everything is tied together nicely. While this installment of the fabulous Abhorsen series has been a long time coming, it does an excellent jobs of returning readers to the world and continuing the story. It's a pleasure to meet Liriel again, and watch her grown into a more confident self. I loved hearing more about the Northern nomadic tribes, as Nix continues to flesh out complex geography and pulls together tatters of history that have been hinted at all along. no reviews | add a review
Belongs to SeriesOld Kingdom (4) Awards
Fantasy.
Young Adult Fiction.
Young Adult Literature.
HTML:The long-awaited fifth installment in Garth Nixâ??s New York Times bestselling Old Kingdom series, for readers who enjoy series by Rae Carson, Kristin Cashore, Scott Westerfeld, and Cassandra Clare. Goldenhand takes place six months after the events of Abhorsen and follows the novella Nicholas Sayre and the Creature in the Case, which is featured in Across the Wall. 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 Clayrâ??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? Lirael must use her new powers to save the Old Kingdom from this great dangerâ??and it must be forestalled not only in the living world but also in the cold, remorseless river No library descriptions found. |
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If you're already a fan of the series, I don't see the need to avoid this book, maybe just check your expectations going in. If you liked T&E well enough, then I also think you'd like this well enough too. I'll still read any book he puts out related to this series.