Goldenhand

By: Garth Nix

Narrated by: Heather Wilds

The long-awaited fifth installment in Garth Nix’s New York Times bestselling Old Kingdom series, for readers who enjoy series by Rae Carson, Kristin Cashore, Scott Westerfeld, and Cassandra Clare.

Goldenhand takes place six months after the events of Abhorsen and follows the novella Nicholas Sayre and the Creature in the Case, which is featured in Across the Wall.

Lirael lost one of her hands in the binding of Orannis, but now she has a new hand, one of gilded steel and Charter Magic. On a dangerous journey, Lirael returns to her childhood home, the Clayr’s Glacier, where she was once a Second Assistant Librarian. There, a young woman from the distant North brings her a message from her long-dead mother, Arielle. It is a warning about the Witch with No Face. But who is the Witch, and what is she planning? Lirael must use her new powers to save the Old Kingdom from this great danger—and it must be forestalled not only in the living world but also in the cold, remorseless river of Death.

wtf

Love the author. The narrator would have gotten one more star except she kept pronouncing the 't' in filet. I couldn't get past it

Felt Hurried, Not as Good as Trilogy

I love the Abhorsen trilogy, but feel like this epilogue-type book was pretty messy and rushed in comparison. Lots of rushed relationship storylines, though I thought the story of Clariel coming to a conclusion was interesting. As far as the reading- Tim Curry narrates the trilogy, and his performance really can't be beat, so this one fell short of that as well. Thought it was a little odd that the author chose not to have Liriel visit Clariel's time through the dark mirror, seems like a missed storytelling opportunity to me.

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narrator is to mechanical. I love these books but the new narrator is hard to listen to.

RIP Tim Curry

All other books were read by Tim Curry and I really took that for granted. this narrator is ok but it almost feels like a different series without him.

narrator ugh!

Loved the story and the series but the voice actor was abysmal. It would have been much more enjoyable with a better reader. Oddly enough she seemed to do better toward the end but her overall tone and voices were lacking.