Old Kingdom - Garth Nix

I reread the Old Kingdom trilogy and it was a lot of fun. I'd read Sabriel and Abhorsen before (not Lirael because iirc that library didn't have it) more than ten years ago, and remembered more than I thought I would, which was a bit of a shame because there were several surprises that would have been a lot more impactful otherwise. It was still great. I liked the characters, Sabriel and Touchstone and Lirael and Sam and Mogget and the Disreputable Dog etc., and the plot, and I loved the world, especially the death magic and the bells but also the entire ~atmosphere was good.

I also read the prequel Clariel, which I hadn't read before, but unfortunately I was spoiled for a major reveal. Though maybe that helped, as it definitely made me more interested in the character from the beginning, even before I started to like her. I'm not completely sure how I feel about the ending - it's both more and less tragic than I expected, and I'm not a big fan of tragic endings in general. (Any fix-it recs? ( spoiler )

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I know there's a sequel to the original trilogy too, but they don't have "Goldenhand" at the library and the ebook is expensive, so unless someone tells me it's fantastic I'm not planning on getting it rn.

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