Terciel & Elinor

Ages 14 And Up, Grades 9 And Up

A quarter of a century after the series began, bestselling novelist Garth Nix returns to the Old Kingdom in a long-awaited prequel for the love story of Sabriel’s parents, Terciel and Elinor. 

Nineteen-year-old Terciel is conflicted about his position in life. As Abhorsen-in-Waiting it is his duty to marry, have children, and guard the boundary between Life and Death. He is marked by the Charter magic and is desperate to escape it all. At the same time, eighteen-year-old Elinor is also marked by the Charter but is outcast by society because of it.Terciel and Elinor is an adventure story, a love story, and an epic fantasy. It tells the story of Sabriel’s parents when they were young, and how they fell in love and hoped for a future together. It is also a return to the unending struggle between the Charter and Free Magic in the Old Kingdom and in Death, featuring terrible foes and uncertain friends on both sides of the Wall.

About the Author

Garth Nix is the New York Times bestselling author of the Old Kingdom series, beginning with Sabriel, and many other fantasy novels for teens and children. More than six million copies of his books have been sold worldwide and his work has been translated into forty-two languages.