A review by kaypat23
The Old Kingdom Three-Book Box Set: Sabriel, Lirael, Abhorsen by Garth Nix

5.0

There are only a few fantasy settings that I can picture clearly in my mind and The Old Kingdom is one of them. I was swept into this universe from the very first page and I am not ashamed to tell you that I am a teensy bit obsessed with Sabriel. To be perfectly honest, I feel like Lirael's journey isn't as great as Sabriel and I would have happily read the rest of book 2 and 3 if it were purely about my favourite Abhorsen in book 1 but it was so amazing to read the lore, find out more about the magical world she lives in and just generally meet cool characters everywhere. Nicholas Sayre (bless him) is knocked out for like 90% of the book and unfortunately, in Goldenhand (which continues The Old Kingdom series), his job is basically just being Lirael's supportive boyfriend and I don't mind that at all. I warmed up to Lirael eventually in the third book when she started to embrace her destiny. Overall, this series grows with you and I am so happy and grateful I picked out the first book in my school library and followed it for years after that. The path truly does choose the walker.