Lirael
Background
Lirael is the 2nd book in the Old Kingdom series by Garth Nix. Lirael is the name of the main character who was raised by the Clayr. A group of seers who are all descended from the first Clayr. Their power is deluded now but Lirael has never been able to “see”. Her destiny lies down a different path.
My Thoughts
Lirael was a good example of a book that was able to move on to other characters rather than stay with the same developed in the first book. Those characters were still there but were not central to the story or how it moved forward. I liked the dog in particular.
Recommendation
It was a good read. One could pick up this book and move forward with it without reading the first. However, why would you do that?