As with Sabriel and Shade's Children, Nix immediately sets the stage for the primary conflict in The Fall: Tal's desperate need for a primary Sunstone for his family. A primary Sunstone enables a family to ascend to the shadow realm of Aenir with the rest of the inhabitants of the Castle. The ascension is an annual event during which Tal will exchange his shadowguard, a low-level spirit mimicking his original shadow, for a stronger Spiritshadow that will be his companion for the rest of his life. All children ascending to adulthood at the age of thirteen and three-quarters eagerly anticipate the Day of Ascension.
Tal's family Sunstone disappeared with his father, Rerem, while on a mission for the Empress. His mother Graile's Sunstone is weakened by her long.....
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