Books Details
Author : Garth Nix Pages : 15 pages Publisher : Listening Library Language : eng ISBN-
10 : B07YL68CSG ISBN-13 :
Books Descriptions
More than a century has passed since Liliath crept into the empty sarcophagus of
Saint Marguerite, fleeing the Fall of Ystara. But she emerges from her magical sleep
still beautiful, looking no more than nineteen, and once again renews her single-
minded quest to be united with her lover, Palleniel, the archangel of Ystara.A
seemingly impossible quest, but Liliath is one of the greatest practitioners of angelic
magic to have ever lived, summoning angels and forcing them to do her
bidding.Liliath knew that most of the inhabitants of Ystara died from the Ash Blood
plague or were transformed into beastlings, and she herself led the survivors who
fled into neighboring Sarance. Now she learns that angels shun the Ystaran?s
descendants. If they are touched by angelic magic, their blood will turn to ash. They
are known as Refusers, and can only live the most lowly lives.But Liliath cares nothing
for the descendants of her people, save how they can serve her. It is four young
Sarancians who
