The Library

Rich in the mythology of goblins and elves, this trilogy gives new life to old stories. Classic elements (orphaned young girls sent to live in forbidding ancestral mansion, ugly beast seeking beautiful bride, humans trapped in underworld kingdom) are combined to create compelling and suspenseful fantasy novels. Now that the third book is out, you can have the satisfaction of reading all three. (I was very relieved, when I got to the end of Garth Nix’s Lirael, that I hadn’t read it until the third book, Abhorsen, was already out. Waiting in suspense for years–okay, it’s fun, but it’s almost unbearable.)

Fantasy
2003-2005

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