“Sabriel has a fast pace, drama, vivid descriptions, excitement and humour. “Weaving horror and fantasy into a rich, original story … a powerful, gripping quest.” “Passionately exciting, full of intriguing characters and stunning scenery, Sabriel is sheer enjoyment.”
Philip Pullman, author of His Dark Materials trilogy Here is a world with the same solidity and four-dimensional authority as our own, created with invention, clarity and intelligence.” “Sabriel is a winner, a fantasy that reads like realism. And every step brings them closer to a battle that will pit them against the true forces of life and death-and bring Sabriel face-to-face with her own destiny. She soon finds companions in Mogget, a cat whose aloof manner barely conceals its malevolent spirit, and Touchstone, a young Charter Mage long imprisoned by magic, now free in body but still trapped by painful memories.Īs the three travel deep into the Old Kingdom, threats mount on all sides. But during her final semester, her father, the Abhorsen, goes missing, and Sabriel knows she must enter the Old Kingdom to find him. Sent to a boarding school in Ancelstierre as a young child, Sabriel has had little experience with the random power of Free Magic or the Dead who refuse to stay dead in the Old Kingdom. *** Winner of the Aurealis Award for Excellenceĭark Secrets, Deep Love, and Dangerous Magic Side note on YA - I’ve really enjoyed rereading His Dark Materials and Johnathan Stroud’s Bartimaeus trilogy, but I didn’t feel Six of Crows and The Inheritance Cycle had the depth I was looking for.With Sabriel, the first installment in the Abhorsen trilogy, Garth Nix exploded onto the fantasy scene as a rising star, in a novel that takes readers to a world where the line between the living and the dead isn’t always clear-and sometimes disappears altogether. Nix doesn’t shy away from tackling the seriousness of death, but doesn’t dwell on this or revel in violence and misery. Tone: The thrill of adventure and excitement of discovery. Rich and inventive World Building: From the seven bells of the Abhorsen, to the Library of the Clair and the whimsy of the paper wing. I’m now looking to embark on an adventure with other YA and Adult books or series that capture similarities with the following aspects from The Old Kingdom and I’m hoping you can help:Ĭharacters like Mogget: Likeable but unreliable characters which add great humour, but also depth to the story and world. Whilst some haven’t hit the mark, I find as much love for the Old Kingdom series as I had all those years ago.
I’ve recently started reading Fantasy after a 15 year hiatus (it’s all very exciting) and I’ve begun with a reread of the books I loved as a teenager.
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