When the future is unclear; who holds the key to destiny? Sequel to the spellbinding; award-winning fantasy adventure; SABRIEL. Lirael has never felt like a true daughter of the Clayr. Abandoned by her mother and ignorant of her father's identity; Lirael resembles no one else in her large; extended family living in the Clayr's Glacier. She doesn't even have the Sight - the ability to See into the present and possible futures - that is the very birthright of the Clayr. Nonetheless; it is Lirael in whose hands the fate of the Old Kingdom lies. she must undertake a desperate mission under the growing shadow of an ancient evil - one that opposes the Royal Family; blocks the Sight of the Clayr; and threatens to break the very boundary between Life and Death itself. With only her faithful companion; the Disreputable Dog; to help her; Lirael must find the courage to seek her own hidden destiny. Garth Nix draws readers deeper into the magical landscape of the Old Kingdom and weaves a spellbinding tale of discovery; destiny and danger.