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Sabriel

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Sabriel

by Garth Nix

HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS | August 28, 1997 | Trade Paperback

Since childhood, Sabriel has lived outside the walls of the Old Kingdom, away from the power of Free Magic, and away from the Dead who refuse to stay dead. But now her father, the Mage Abhorson, is missing, and Sabriel must cross into that world to find him. With Mogget, whose feline form hides a powerful, perhaps malevolent spirit, and Touchstone, a young Charter Mage, Sabriel travels deep into the Old Kingdom. There she confronts an evil that threatens much more than her life'and comes face to face with her own hidden destiny. . . Garth Nix's first young adult novel, Sabriel was recently nominated for the Aurealis Award for Excellence in Science Fiction in Australia.

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    Rating: 5/5

    A book that sticks with you

    Noah Schwartz

    15 months ago

    I read this book four years ago while traveling in Europe. I had started it before I left and bought the second book in the series to bring with me as well. To this day I can still feel the rush of excitement as I tore through page after page with an insatiable appetite. This incredibly work of fantasy will draw you in like a black hole and keep you there forever.
    The series was so good that by 2/3s of the way through the trip I was finished the first two and went to great lengths to find an English bookstore in Paris to get the third one. It was worth every Euro.

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    Rating: 4/5

    Sabriel by Garth Nix

    Meggles

    2 years ago

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    Growing up outside the wall of the Old Kingdom, living the life of a student, Sabriel is whisked off her feet by the news that her father is trapped somewhere in Death. Using all that her father has taught her about necromancy and sending dead spirits to rest - Sabriel travels into the depths of the Old Kingdom to rescue her father and to make sure that the dead are not freed from their bindings. Pursued by evil spirits and taking many crash landings on the way, Sabriel has to face one of the Greater Dead (possibly the greatest) and use all that she has learned from her father to defeat it. But can she do it without using Astarael - the Sorrowful - which when rung would make all who hurt slip into death.

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    This book didn't start slow at all, and that made me happy. It wasted no time in the beginning, and went right to making you form in your mind what the hell was going on with the setting. It has magic and technology mixed together, and the way that the author eased you into the world that Sabriel lived in was perfectly done. I enjoyed this book very very much.

    The one thing that I would say needs some work is some character issues. I know that in Nix's writing style character's personalities are all very simple, but still. I think that he could work on the main character being a little more interesting. She doesn't really have personality traits and seems kind of neutral about everything. I just wish that there would be something else that made her unique, besides being full of courage just like every other protagonist in fiction books.

    The setting was wonderful, I loved the time and the world that Sabriel lived in. This is a great book, and I recommend it. Here is Garth Nix's website. http://www.garthnix.com/ I give this one a steady 4 out of 5. (The pictures with the stars are on my other computer, Sorry!)

    Later Cheese Graters,

    MRR

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    Rating: 5/5

    Wonderful!

    Sidney :D

    4 years ago

    I first read this book five years ago after my mom's friend recommended it to my brother and me. It is a great start to one of the best series I have ever read. It is amazingly clever. Keep in mind that it is written in a more mature manner than the Seventh Tower series(if any of you are young), so make sure you keep that in mind. The entire series is Garth Nix at his best.

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    Tammara

    Rating: 5/5

    sabriel

    Tammara

    11 years ago

    A book for all time. It will touch your heart, soul, and something much deeper than both.

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Ever since her childhood, Sabriel has lived in a boarding school outside the high walls of the Old Kingdom - a land of necromancers, in which the dead rise from their graves to serve their sorcerer masters. After Sabriel's father goes missing, though, she and her friend Touchstone must pass through the land of the living dead to find him. There they confront Shadow Hands, Gore Crows and all manner of foul beasts, and it is also by finding their own hidden strengths that they can succeed in their perilous quest.

From the Publisher

Since childhood, Sabriel has lived outside the walls of the Old Kingdom, away from the power of Free Magic, and away from the Dead who refuse to stay dead. But now her father, the Mage Abhorson, is missing, and Sabriel must cross into that world to find him. With Mogget, whose feline form hides a powerful, perhaps malevolent spirit, and Touchstone, a young Charter Mage, Sabriel travels deep into the Old Kingdom. There she confronts an evil that threatens much more than her life'and comes face to face with her own hidden destiny. . . Garth Nix's first young adult novel, Sabriel was recently nominated for the Aurealis Award for Excellence in Science Fiction in Australia.

About the Author

Garth Nix grew up in Canberra, Australia. Besides being a full-time writer, he has worked as a sales rep, publicist, editor, marketing communications consultant, literary agent, and part-time soldier. He is the author of Sabriel, Lirael, and Abhorsen, the books in the internationally bestselling Abhorsen trilogy, as well as Shade's Children and The Ragwitch. He now lives in Sydney, a five-minute walk from Coogee Beach, with his wife, Anna, his sons, Thomas and Edward, and lots of books.

Edition Details

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Trade Paperback

496 Pages, 4.13 x 6.75 x 1.01 IN

August 28, 1997

HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS


0064471837
9780064471831

From the Critics

“By turns rousing, charming and slyly funny, Sabriel is an engaging tale that slays sexual sterotypes along with its monsters.” (San Francisco Chronicle)

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