Terciel & Elinor

By Garth Nix,

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The long-awaited new novel from multi bestselling Garth Nix, set in the Old Kingdom, now in paperback! For fans of Sarah J. Maas and Leigh Bardugo.

In a land where the dead will not stay dead, eighteen-year-old orphan Terciel is learning to wield a mighty and terrible power: necromancy.

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1 author picked Terciel & Elinor as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This book was pure nostalgia for me. Terceil and Elinor is a prequel of Garth Nix’s original Old Kingdom series, which I fell in love with when I was in middle school (almost twenty years ago!)—all of which I highly recommend for anyone who likes a little zombie and WWI vibes with their fantasy.

The world Nix has created is amazing and feels like a second home. Elinor is a strong female character who discovers her powers and learns how to wield them with NO training montage.

If you love romance (with some Insta vibes), horrifying monsters, necromancers, and…

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