I'm so glad! Yes, Sabriel was a great book, but the character isn't so approachable. There is much coolness in Lirael as well, with the whole library business. And the Disreputable Dog is one of the greatest fantasy characters - along with Mogget, for whom I have a certain liking as well!

I've got to warn you, though, that Lirael doesn't really end so much as flow into Abhorsen ... .