Goldenhand picks up very soon after the events of Abhorsen. Apparently, there's a short story that fits in between the two but I don't think it's necessary to read if first, but it probably helps to understand the set up. It's called "The Creature in the Case."Lireal lost a hand during Abhorsen and Sam has created her a new golden prosthetic to replace it, hence the name. Sabriel and Touchstone are taking a much needed vacation leaving Lireal in charge of all Abhorsen matters. In the course of this she's called to the wall to meet Nick who has discovered a free magic creature.
Poor Nick, the guy is a sort of magical freak. The events of previous books have left him infested with free magic, but the Disreputable Dog also baptised him to Charter magic. So he's kind of a living Charter Stone. (If you read the previous books, that made sense. If you haven't, think source of magic.)
In any case, Chlorr of the Mask shows up and causes problems that Nick and Lireal have to deal with. It's pretty fun. However, I will note that this volume reads more like YA than any other book in the series.
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