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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. MrsBond | Jul 9, 2009 |   Beautifully written, strongly felt coming of age novel. Unfortunately for the heroine, she happens to be coming of age as the Abhorsen, charged with the responsibility of guarding Life against Death. Fantastically rendered worldbuilding and touching characters. I love Mogget, the Free Magic creature in the form of a cat. (  )MuseofIre | Jul 7, 2009 | This book is about Sabriel, an adventurous girl who for many years lived outside the walls of the Old Kingdom away from the power of free magic. But now her father, Mage Abhorsen is missing and Sabriel needs to return to the world of free magic to rescue him. She finds companions along the way such as Mogget and Touchstone who are powerful creatures of the magical world. With danger on all sides they only have each other to trust and must travel deep inside the Old Kingdom to a place battle which will put them in situations of life and death. Sabriel will be bought face to face with her own concealed destiny. This is the only way to find her beloved father. The best thing about the book is that there are small events that gradually build up into the complication and also that the book is based purely upon magic and fantasy will take you into a new mysterious world. I didn’t like the way that at some parts the book dragged along which made it boring as there weren’t any sparks and sudden events which would make the reader more enthusiastic. You might like the book if you also enjoyed fantasy books or you have adored the series of Garth Nix as this is the first book of the series. A good place to read this book would be in a quite and peaceful surrounding so you can use your imagination to take yourself into the book. So you can be creative and involve yourself in what you are reading. If this book was a film I think that Angelina Jolie would be Sabriel, Touchstone would be Will Smith, Mogget would be Sarah Kingston and the father would be Ross Ferrell. If it had a soundtrack it would be Everlasting World. (  )vdarcy | Jun 17, 2009 | I'm so glad I took the recommendation to read this... and I'm also very glad I pushed through the first 50 pages! I'll be honest, I was around page 45 and thinking "I really hope this picks up soon... why don't I like it yet?!?!", but just a few more pages in and I was hooked. It was entertaining, unique, and for the most part, well crafted. For the most part. Nix obviously did his world building first, then placed his characters and story inside... because he neglects to explain how things work, and acts like the reader already knows the rules. Well, we don't, and it would have been nice to have a little rundown. Even a cliche monologue to tell us the rules. Anything. Really! Fortunately, after page 50 or so, you get used to it and just figure it'll all work out in the end. It kinda does, and kinda doesn't, but the story is still very good and leaves you wanting more. I'll be searching out the next two books in the series, and hope that Nix takes the time to explain more (any?) world rules as the books progress. With that warning in place: I definitely recommend this book. Let's face it, with a female necromancer as the lead character, how can you possibly pass it up? (  )dk_phoenix | Jun 16, 2009 | 1  One of my favorite Fantasy Books of all time. Sabriel is the story of a young woman who is the daughter of the Abhorsen, a person who fights the dead. Sabriel is thrust into a situation she isn't prepared for, and learns how to grow into her legacy. Highly recommended for teens and adults. ( )vintage_books | Jun 15, 2009 | 0.113 seconds to build listing  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0060273224, Hardcover)Ever since she was a tiny child, Sabriel has lived outside the walls of the Old Kingdom, away from the random power of Free Magic, and away from the Dead who won't stay dead. But now her father, the Mage Abhorsen, is missing, and to find him Sabriel must cross back into the world. Though her journey begins alone, she soon finds companions: Mogget, whose seemingly harmless feline form hides a powerful-and perhaps malevolent-spirit, and Touchstone, a younger Charter Mage long imprisoned by magic, now free in body but still trapped by painful memories. With threats on all sides and only each other to trust, the three must travel deep into the Old Kingdom, toward a battle that will pit them against the true forces of life and death-and bring Sabriel face-to-face with her own hiddden destiny. A tale of dark secrets, deep love, and dangerous magic, Sabriel introduces Garth Nix an exceptional new talent. 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. (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:57:58 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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Sabriel is thrust into a world she knows little about and is expected to save it from an evil force that is responsible for the death of her father. Along the way she discovers of herself, her family legacy, and the history of her homeland and its inhabitants.
Can not wait to pick up the next installment. (