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The Mystic Masseur, V S Naipaul
Miguel Street, V S Naipaul
In a Free State, V S Naipaul
Guerrillas, V S Naipaul
Sabriel , Garth Nix
Anil's Ghost, Michael Ondaatje
The English Patient, Michael Ondaatje
Nineteen Eighty Four, George Orwell
Cry, The Beloved Country, Alan Paton
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... by contrast or rarity, when Sister Pelagia does find herself in eminent danger it is intensely suspenseful.
Book 108: Sabriel by Garth Nix. Sabriel must take up her father's necromantic weapons in a quest to save his life, and, it turns out, save her world from a voracious evil. Great book. ...
I'm almost done with Sabriel . My husband stole The Wee Free Men! Thanks for all the input
I really liked Colfer's The Supernaturalist and Nix's Sabriel is wonderful too while Shade's Children is creepy and good.
... for Lord Sunday to come out in paperback so I can read the two together.
The Old Kingdom series, starting with Sabriel , are at a whole different level, more of a YA series, and I actually like them even better.
The Tiffany Aching series, starting with The Wee Free Men, is ...
... Patricia C. Wrede (Dealing with Dragons, The Raven Ring, Sorcery and Cecelia) is another fun author, and Garth Nix (Sabriel , Lirael, Abhorsen) is excellent.
Really you've got a lot of ground to cover. What in particular do you enjoy about Tamora Pierce and Shannon Hale? Gi ...
... today looking for Drowned Wednesday. No joy finding that book, BUT I did pick up:
The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett
Sabriel by Garth Nix
A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny
Shade's Children by Garth Nix
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
The Supernaturalist by Eo ...
... and not terribly well self-contained. We're still waiting on the second!
If you like YA at all, I suggest Garth Nix's Sabriel series.
And though I've never read him, the oft-mentioned recommendation for fans of epic fantasy (as it seems you are) is George R.R. Martin's Song of Fire ...
... always be my favorite character (well, and Mogget) though I can understand many people really liking Lirael. And, yes, Sabriel (the book) stands alone better than the other two.
#197: The 3 books in the trilogy are Sabriel , Lirael, and Abhorsen, Terri.
... Lawhead
Non-Fiction: Silent Thunder: In the Presence of Elephants by Katy Payne
March
Fiction: Sabriel by Garth Nix
Non-Fiction: Potatoes Not Prozac by Kathleen DesMaisons
April
Fiction: Lady of Milkweed Manor by Julie Klassen
Non-Fiction: ...
I read Sabriel about 3 years ago--before LT--because my son gave it to me. I had planned to read the trilogy (my other son lent me his copies of the others and they are still on my "short shelf") but haven't gotten around to it yet. IU'm delighted to have a "nudge" to do that. I think I will ...
I really enjoyed the Abhorsen trilogy. I liked Sabriel the best. I also read Across the Wall which is a companion book to the trilogy.
I found Lirael (sequel to Sabriel ) today in a used book store. Now I just need to find Sabriel ...
I'm also planning to read the Abhorsen trilogy next year. I read Sabriel when it first came out and loved it, but somehow never got around to reading the next ones when they became available.
... it counts as 'epic' and in many ways does not have the strong 'fantasy' feel. But it is very good.
I also enjoyed the Sabriel trilogy quite a lot, but I'm not sure it would be to your tastes.
Again, not what I would typically term 'epic', but the suggestion for Mievelle and ...
I hadn't realized It Had to be the start of a trilogy, just that if it was, it was an added bonus.
Okay, then how about Sabriel by Garth Nix. I haven't read it in awhile, but I should :) Sabriel father is the Abhorsen for the old kingdom, a place where magic is still very much wild. His job ...
Sabriel by Garth Nix
... into other people's dreams - whether she wants to or not. It's not an easy power to live with, but it can be useful...
Sabriel (and sequels, this is a trilogy) - One of the Garth Nix books mentioned above. Sabriel's father, the Abhorsen, who controls the dead with a series of bells, has ...
... the Frost Giants
The Stolen Child
*The Various
Fantasy
Terrier
*Bloodhound
*Mastiff
Wise Child
Sabriel (reread)
Lirael
Abhorsen
*Alcatraz 4
Secret Vampire
Vampire Diaries: The Return: Nightfall
Education and Intelligence
The Gatekeepers
The B ...
... thoughts on the YA genre. It's taken all this time for my son to upload a pdf for me so I can link to it. It's a talk by Garth Nix that focuses on publishing and marketing YA books that I think you'd enjoy. Nix worked in publishing before he wrote books so knows the industry quite well. http: ...
Devoured Sabriel . Finally got my hands on Twilight, finished in one night. I'm almost halfway through The Spectacular Now, more depressing than I expected.
281 Sabriel by Garth Nix : Thrilling, exciting read. My hands ache from tightly gripping the pages, my eyes are strained from the battle to speed read or slowly savor. Can not wait to pick up the next installment.
Sabriel is thrust into a world she knows little about and is expected ...
... and Chocolate
42.Be More Chill
43.The Blue Girl
44.Evernight
45.Gifts (Annals of the Western Shore)
46.Sabriel
47.The Summoning (Darkest Powers, Book 1)
48.A Wizard Abroad
49.A Wizard Alone
50.The Wizard's Dilemma
I haven't posted in awhile so I just copied ...
#53 Sabriel by Garth Nix
This book was a bit slow. I enjoyed it, but I think it could have been more in-depth. There are 2 concepts about which I am still fuzzy. What's the difference between "Charter Magic" and "Free Magic"? Why do some people have "Charter Marks" on their foreheads? I ...
... TIthe, Valiant and Ironside
Cassandra Clare's City of Bones
Garth Nix's 'Old Kingdom' rock too! start with Sabriel
Most of the books in my library are tagged, I'm loving the collections so sorting out them at the mo, you may want to have a browse tho, Young Adult tags are ...
... unleashes powers she may not be able to control. The story put me in the mind of Midnight Blue by Pauline Fisk
#116 Sabriel - Garth Nix
This is definitely a teen read at least. Its a good story based around an Old Kingdom that exists very close to a world we would recognise as real, ...
Ack! I've now got three reviews to do before i think about getting another book finished.
38. Sabriel by Garth Nix
This is the first the Old Kingdom trilogy and a pretty good book to read. I was intrigued by the concept of magic used and thought it made for quite an original story bearing in ...
... charity shops in the high street and came back with four books and only spent £3!
From the Library:
Parasite Positive
Sabriel
Warwick the Kingmaker (touchstone auther is wrong)
From the British Heart Foundation shop:
The Bronze Horseman (super happy to find this it was on my must-buy ...
... £9! OH MY FREAKING GOD I AM HAPPY!!
I also popped into the library and got out 3 books as well :P Parasite Positive , Sabriel and a random history book on the guy who owned warwick castle in the 13th century or something - the guy they called the Kingmaker. so all in all a *very* good use ...
... around the town's high street for anything i might like.
Library acquisitions
Parasite Positive by scott westerfeld
Sabriel by Garth Nix
Warwick the Kingmaker by Michael Hicks (i went to warwick castle recently and thought this looked interesting)
Charity shop find
The Bronze Hors ...
You might want to try Sabriel by Garth Nix.
... YA classic. House of the Scorpion is pretty powerful stuff. I love almost everything Garth Nix writes, especially Sabriel , Lirael, and Abhorsen.
There is another book by Nix. It's ,let's see if I can spell this right, Sabriel .
I enjoyed Sabriel , but for some reason I never went on to read the next two books. Maybe I will give them a try this year.
>50: I quite enjoyed Sabriel as well; I just read it last month. Haven't managed to track down the next two yet, but when I do, I'll come back to compare thoughts with you!
No 26 is Sabriel - part one of a trilogy and therefore in my Books in Series category. I enjoyed this fantasy tale. It was well written and held my interest throughout.
50. Sabriel by Garth Nix
50. Sabriel by Garth Nix
Sabriel is forced to leave school to take on the role of Abhorsen - the one who makes sure the dead stay dead and don't come back into the world. This was a fun story. Exciting and well written, it didn't really have any surprises, but was well worth reading.
I'm currently reading Sabriel .
... illis
6)The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien
7) Salamander by Thomas Wharton
8) The Old Kingdom Trilogy- (Sabriel , Lirael: Daughter of the Clayr, Abhorsen) by Garth Nix. Lirael is my favorite from the series.
9) Little, Big by John Crowley
10) The Book Thief by M ...
... of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
Swallowing Grandma by Kate Long
The Reading Group by Elizabeth Noble
Sabriel /Lirael/Abhorsen by Garth Nix
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Girl with G ...
>111: Sabriel - Garth Nix sound good, I might try it.
Hmm... I think it's:
The Graveyard Book - Neil Gaiman
Sabriel - Garth Nix
... Rowling
5. The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket
6. Yes Man by Danny Wallace
7. Sabriel by Garth Nix
8. Buyology: Truth and Lies About Why We Buy by Martin Lindstrom
9. The Princess Bride by William Goldman
33) Sabriel - Garth Nix (YA/Fantasy)
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 ...
... backyard turns into a forest? Cleaning the litterbox? I'm sure we can work something out. LOL.
>109: Yes, I finished Sabriel last week! I just haven't had a chance to write my review yet... but I think I will right now!
... up.
I've also read Sorcery and Cecilia, The grand Tour & Ten Years After. They are a lot of fun.
Did you finish Sabriel ? - I love that series.
... and the paper seems too yellow. Am I the only one who gets distracted by such things? I also had a hard time getting into Sabriel because my copy, which belongs to my partner, had a creased cover and dog-ears. Ugh.
All this talk of statistics reminds me of the time I was bored and created ...
I have not read Sabriel , but I have read The Grand Sophy.
I haven't read The Gatecrasher,
But I have read Sabriel .
Evidently, I can't manage to stick with one book lately. I'm still reading Sabriel , but I misplaced it for a few days so instead of looking for it, I just grabbed whatever was lying around, hah.
29) Once Bitten, Twice Shy - Jennifer Rardin (Paranomal Chick Lit)
Well... ...
I've got Garth Nix's trilogy Sabriel I read last night and Lirael I started this morning.
... and it always takes me some time to get into a new fantasy world. I'm looking forward to reading what you think of Sabriel . I loved it!
... a week where I've barely had the chance to pick up anything at all. Just as an update, I've started 8.55 to Baghdad and Sabriel , both of which are very interesting... it just seems like life got incredibly busy all of a sudden! Crossing my fingers that I can sit down and relax (and finish ...
... books... what a surprise!' I introduced myself for next time...
Another good load anyway, I really have to stop this:
Sabriel by Garth Nix (Mind)
Lirael by Garth Nix (Mind)
Abhorsen by Garth Nix (Mind)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling (Sue Ryder)
Harry Po ...
... and the sixth book should be coming out this August.
I also recommend Garth Nix's Abhorsen trilogy, consisting of Sabriel , Lirael, and Abhorsen.
James Dashner's The 13th Reality: The Journal of Curious Letters is a wonderful middle-grade fantasy.
I second the ...
I got hooked into picking up Sabriel by Garth Nix from some of the reviews around here... only about 25 pages in, but it's looking good!
... the end, it makes perfect sense. Lirael and Sameth have grown up, and it was a pleasure to watch them do so.
When I read Sabriel , I remember complaining about how little information Nix gave about the Old Kingdom and its magic. Lirael addressed the dearth of background adequately. However, ...
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... 058#19">review )
3. Graceling by Kristin Cashore (review )
4. Sabriel /Lirael by Garth Nix (review and review )
5. Magy ...
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Sabriel leaves off, veering away from Sabriel's story and instead introducing two new characters. Lirael, the title character, is a daughter of the Clayr-- but sometimes ...
... halfway into Lirael (which I am loving , by the way. Ronin, you were right! I'm enjoying it a lot more than I did Sabriel ).
>104/105 flissp: Glad you found the message! Let me know if you have any trouble with it, as I'm not sure I explained it accurately enough.
>107: Ronin, ...
Congrats, Nikki, on hitting the Hot Reviews today with your Sabriel review!!
... were interesting. Thanks!
#81 dk_phoenix: Yes, clearly it wasn't your doing! And of course it won't be your fault if Sabriel attaches itself to your hand and begs to be bought... it never is, with us bibliophiles, is it? :)
That's it... I'm going to find Sabriel today, clearly I have no choice! Thanks a lot... LOL.
25. Sabriel , by Garth Nix
... first read of The Hour I First Believed. Maybe I'll give it a try, but I don't have high hopes.
I'm currently reading Sabriel , which I learned about from LT and which my partner already had. Our tastes in books rarely overlap, as he only reads books with dragons and magic in them-- YA ...
Hi all, I'm new to the group and quietly adding my own little list to the bunch. I have never successfully kept track of how many books I've read throughout the year, so I don't really know how many to shoot for. But 75 seems as good a starting point as any!
Here are the books I've read so far. I ...
... am I reading any of them? Noooooo. . . .
Here's what I have checked out right now:
Science Fair
Griffin's Castle
Sabriel
The Hobbit graphic novel
Artichoke's Heart
Skulduggery Pleasant
The Possibilities of Sainthood
The Dangerous Book for Dogs
The Last Exit to Normal
...
5. Sabriel by Garth Nix.
The first book in "The Old Kingdom Trilogy", I read this about 5 years ago, and decided to revisit the series. It is aimed at young adults, but like most fantasy is suitable for adults also. Nix has created a world with strong female characters, magic and dead ...
... for the interplay between the planet and the people. It was revolutionary for its time.
And on a more sedate level, Sabriel by Garth Nix, which I found interesting because the author had quite a lot of activity in the beginning of the book taking place in a snow-bound school. Since I ...
... R. R. Tolkien
Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie
The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
Sabriel by Garth Nix
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld by Patricia McKillip
The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart
The Last Light of the Sun by Guy Gavriel Kay
A Wizard of Ea ...
... how I hadn't read it until now when the paperback came out in 2003 and I had read and enjoyed the first two parts Sabriel and Lirael. It was a wonderful and compelling conclusion to this trilogy.
I also managed another chapter in The Passing of the Armies but I feel it is a ...
... War Naomi Novik 16/3/9
5) Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire 20/03/09
6) Sabriel Garth Nix 1/4/9
7) Empire of Ivory Naomi Novik 19/4/9
8) Magus of Stonewylde Kit berry 5/5/9
9)Moondance of Stonewylde 10/5/9
I read Sabriel , and I really don't know how I feel about it. While I was in the middle of it I was totally engrossed, but now I just don't know. I ended up giving it 3 1/2 stars because I don't think I'll ever reread, but I'm not sad that I read it.
Next up will probably be Science Fair, but ...
... Potter
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Through the Looking-Glass
Memoirs of a Geisha
Howl's Moving Castle
Sabriel
Lirael
Abhorsen
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Not in any kind of order, by the way. :)
... most of his books. Mixed feelings about the sequels, but most people seem to really enjoy the first one.
You might try Sabriel by Garth Nix or The Forgotten Beasts of Eld by Patricia McKillip...very similar quality level (imo). You also might try The Wood Wife by Terri Windling—contem ...
... years, but:
Charles de Lint - most of his stuff
Emma Bull - spotty but a couple good ones in there
Garth Nix - notably Sabriel and the other Abhorsen books
George R. R. Martin - but he's soooo slow to publish
Glen Cook - the newer series, I'm less enamoured of all the Black Company follow- ...
I have all read all three books in the series Sabriel , Lirael, and Abhorsen. They were all well-written and many students have enjoyed the series at the library that I work at. Great trio of books!
I adored Sabriel . Nix does a great job of creating potent female leads.
I'm currently reading The Smile by Donna Jo Napoli, The Puzzling World of Winston Breen, The Fight Club, and Flyte.
I finished Sabriel by Garth Nix (very good, will review it on my blog) and I'll start Round About a Pound a Week by Maud Pember Reeves as soon as possible.
I started Sabriel by Garth Nix and am about to finish it *blushes* It's really good, I love the heroine !
Best wishes, everybody !
As planned, I started Sabriel by Garth Nix a few minutes after I woke up.
... Pot - Patricia Wrede & Caroline Stevermer
32) The Graveyard Book - Neil Gaiman
33) Sabriel - Garth Nix
34) Potatoes Not Prozac - Kathleen DesMaisons
April
35) Howl's Moving Castle - Diana Wynne ...
... finish even though it's only 200 pages long and I'm on holiday.
Now I'm anxiously waiting for 2009 to begin so I can start Sabriel by Garth Nix.
The Night Watch is a treat !
My first book will definitely be Sabriel by Garth Nix as one of my literary goals for 2009 is to read fantasy and SF. I'm really looking forward to it !
Young Adult/Children's
1. Teen Idol
2. A Great and Terrible Beauty
3. Sabriel
4. Inkheart
5. Howl's Moving Castle
6. Marked
7. The Lightning Thief
8. The Ruins of Gorlan
9. Artemis Fowl
... Floor by Lian Hearn
2. The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett January
3. Sabriel by Garth NixApril
4. The Kalahari Typing School for Men by Alexander McCall Smith
5. Shikasta by Doris Lessing
... no fault of her own); and colonises a new planet. It’s a light, pleasant read with a happy ending.
Lirael follows Sabriel as the second book in Garth Nix’s Old Kingdom trilogy. It is just as well written, but is annoyingly unresolved at its close. (Annoying, at least, when the third ...
... - Heyer’s historical romances are usually rather fun (this one’s not bad), and are faithful to historical context.
Sabriel (Garth Nix): Excellent world-building and original ideas. A generally well-told story.
It’s hard to say exactly what Freakonomics (Steven Levitt & Stephen Dub ...
I've just bought Sabriel by Garth Nix (my first by him) and Mary Norton's The Bread and Butter Stories - both very different !
I've just bought Sabriel by Garth Nix (my first by him). I have yet to receive my parcel but apparently it's set in something called The Old Kingdom. We shall see :)
... I get why Artemis Fowl is popular, but frankly, it's so focused on plot that the characters are cutouts.
I'd go with the Sabriel books, especially if your kid a a girl - since the female leads are incredibly strong. For equally richly imagined worlds that dive right into story, I'd also ...
Older Books
1. Sabriel by Garth Nix
2. The Messenger by Markus Zusak
3. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
4. Endymion Spring by Matthew Skelton
5. Obernewtyn by Isobelle Carmody
6. The Girl in Times Square by Paullina Simons
7. Rebecca by D ...
... les
Alan Garner The Stone Quartet
Margaret Mahy the Catalogue of the Universe or Memory
Robin McKinley,
Garth Nix Sabriel - the Abhorsen Trilogy..
Jostein Gaardner Sophie's world
the next few are aimed at younger kids, but well worth checking out too:
Nancy Farmer the ear, ...
... sold.
*Sorry i just thought of another book. Again I am not sure if it was mentioned above but how about Garth Nix and Sabriel along with the books that follow. I really enjoyed those.
... trying to get "into" fantasy-scifi. I'm a huge Nero Wolfe fan and expect to get a big kick out of this homage.
I read Sabriel last year because both sons asked me to. It was a little hard to get into for me but I ended up liking it and plan to read the rest of the series. I'm not putting ...
... short and excellent fantasy works. If you don't go with The Left Hand of Darkness by her, try A Wizard of Earthsea.
Sabriel by Garth Nix: Truly one of my favorite fantasy books. I don't even know how to describe it. Describing it would it sound a bit like a horror novel, but it's ...
... I don't remember much about it now, I just remember being really taken by it.
There is also a cat like demon in Sabriel by Garth Nix who was a very interesting character.
... of years back.
I got a few for my birthday - 39 Clues from my son, and the Garth Nix trilogy from a friend with Sabriel , Lirael, and Abhorsen.
Then we went to Borders yesterday to get The Scarlet Pimpernel for my daughter to read for English and I just had to get Men at Arms ...
... E>
6. Beauty Sleep, Cameron Dokey
7. What I Was, Meg Rosoff
8. Sabriel
9. The Invention of Hugo Cabret
9. New Fiction
1. The Northern Clemency, Heshner
2. The Graveyard B ...
In the post today I got The Wandering Prince and Sabriel from Bookmooch. Unfortunately, they both have to go to the bottom of a very big tbr pile!
Today I got
The Wandering Prince and Sabriel from Bookmooch
... (her newer books are better, less childish writing)
- Susan Cooper's The Dark is Rising sequence.
- Garth Nix's Sabriel (and following books)
- Terry Pratchett's Discworld series
- The Seven Songs of Merlin by T. A. Barron
- The Golden Compas by Phillip Pullman
I run a ...
... Wrede and Terry Pratchett always get jumped to the top of the pile. Sharon Lee/Steve Miller, Jane Lindskold, Garth Nix , Diana Wynne Jones, Guy Gavriel Kay, Diane Duane (non-StarTrek) and Elizabeth Moon--usually jump up to at least near the top--the first jumps all the way ...
... ald
A Sanskrit Manual for High Schools by Robert Antoine
The Decameron in two volumes
The Book of the Courtier
Sabriel by Garth Nix
Teach Yourself Romanian
Stained-Glass World by Kenneth Bulmer - yes, I had to...
and a couple more I've forgotten.
Some of my favourite YA are:
Obernewtyn by Isobelle Carmody
Skallagrigg by William Horwood
Sabriel by Garth Nix
Merryl of the Stones or any other by Brian Caswell
They're mostly Australian authors, so they might be a bit overlooked where you are :)
(I'm happy ...
... so these are the books I bought him.
Magyk, Flyte and Physik the first 3 Septimus Heap books by Angie Sage and Sabriel , Abhorsen and Across the Wall by Garth Nix, no Lirael because they didn't have it, but it was 3 for 2. I would have gotten the Bartemius Trilogy too but they ...
... and I have enjoyed these:
The Spanish Bow - currently listening to this, and loving it
The Terror
Imperium
Sabriel
Lirael
Abhorsen
Cry To Heaven - a bit trashy, but Tim Curry's narration is fabulous
Devil in the White City
The Talisman
Black House
Jonathan Str ...
My suggestions would be:
Sabriel by Garth Nix
Eragon by Christopher Paolini
The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley (which I'm currently reading)
Dragon Rider also by Cornelia Funke
I'm reading Garth Nix's Sabriel & enjoying it so far :)
18. Lirael
Second, following Sabriel , in the Abhorsen trilogy. Also riveting!
17. Sabriel
Very entertaining fantasy! I only occasionally dip into the fantasy, sci fi, or mystery genres, but I really did enjoy this. Sabriel is YA lit that can be enjoyed by adults, as well, especially if you're looking for well-written, creative, and fast paced storytelling. It was a ...
... Stroud's Bartemius Trilogy starting with Amulet of samarkand
Garth Nix's Abhorsen Trilogy starting with Sabriel
Cornelia Funke's Inkheart and sequels
Angie Sage's Septimus Heap series starting with Magyk
all the books are £3-5 on Amazon, gotta pick one ...
49. Sabriel by Garth Nix. An absorbing beginning to a well-reviewed YA series.
I've read and reviewed Sabriel by Garth Nix. It was an enjoyable read.
Hi LibraryLover, I guess I'm choosing for you again. We'll go with something different than a YA book this time (although you have some very good ones on your TBR list). How about reading Whispers by Dean Koontz ...
This is an interesting little project.
The most recent book I finished was Sabriel by Garth Nix. I picked it up off of BookMooch because I think it popped up on on Amazon.com recommendations quite a long time ago. I've had it for a while and finally read it because it was "assigned" to ...
#97
Sabriel is amazing!
I love that whole series!
I finished Sabriel last night which was enjoyable.
I have At Swim, Two Boys with me to start today at lunch (hopefully).
50th book Sabriel by Garth Nix
Review -
Young Sabriel is ready to leave school, her options open and the future waiting. Until she is visited by a sending from her father who hovers in the gates of death. Now, instead of the future she had thought she wanted Sabriel finds herself ...
I started Sabriel by Garth Nix which reminded me a little of Harry Potter right at the first, but is totally branching off in a completely different direction.
"I don't know," replied Sabriel.
Sabriel by Garth Nix
"How long till the bindings fail, and the dead are free?"
I finished Strangers which I thought was very good and started Sabriel by Garth Nix as my next Go Review That Book! book.
I'm also picking some books from the library today, one of which is At Swim, Two Boys that I am anxious to start. I'll probably wind up switching off between Sabrie ...
... feel very indifferent about it. But, it was a quick read, so I'm ready for the next.
Jenson_AKA_DL, I'd like you to read Sabriel by Garth Nix. I'd apologize about starting you on a trilogy, but I'm sure once you've read it, you won't be sorry! (I, personally, started reading this before the ...
... by Scott Westerfeld
3. Rowan Hood by Nancy Springer
4. Real Vampires Have Curves by Gerry Bartlett
5. Sabriel by Garth Nix
6. Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
7. New Moon by Stephanie Meyer
8. Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer
9. Sex with Kings by Eleanor Herma ...
Most read hmmm....
1) Harry Potter - J K Rowling
2) Black Magician Trilogy - Trudi Canavan
3) Old Kingdom trilogy - Garth Nix
4) Age of the Five - also by Trudi Canavan
Now this last one is really hard for me to think of... there's several it could be
hmmm....
5)His Dar ...
The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi
The Last Colony by John Scalzi
The Android's Dream by John Scalzi
Sabriel by Garth Nix
Lirael: The Daughter of the Clayr by Garth Nix
Abhorsen by Garth Nix
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
The Lost Fleet: Dauntless ...
32F.) Sabriel by Garth Nix
An interesting YA fantasy about a young girl filling the ancestral office of "Abhorsen", a kind of good necromancer.
This actually had some very cool creatures in it...definitely not your run of the mill zombies and ghosties. I was very quickly absorbed in this ...
Garth Nix's series about Sabriel would be good as a follow up to Harry Potter. And The various series by Steve Augarde
... Curious Coupling of Science and Sex
Moderately interesting. Something about the tone drove me crazy.
Garth Nix - Sabriel
I listened to the audio book, read by Tim Curry. He's a great reader, and the story is really interesting.
Nalo Hopkinson and Uppinder Mehan - So Long Been ...
... Fire, George RR Martin (I don't re-read the entire series, god no. But I re-read favourite scenes over and over again)
Sabriel & sequels, Garth Nix
The Fionavar Tapestry, Guy Gavriel Kay
The Fire's Stone, Tanya Huff
... in unison, "Audible Kids!".
I didn't learn this series was considered YA until after I'd listened to the first book, Sabriel ; I never would've known if I hadn't seen the book shelved in a store in the kids' section. Its language is certainly no simpler than that of Snow Flower and the Se ...
I forgot these:
My Teacher is an Alien (series) by Bruce Coville
A Wrinkle in Time (series) by Madeline L'Engle
Sabriel (has two sequels) by Garth Nix
The Ragwitch by Garth Nix
... second; I loved the book a lot.
Oh, and you might want to check out Garth Nix's Abhorsen Trilogy, which starts with Sabriel . Excellent stuff, there.
Of course, none of my recommendations are based on games or TV shows...they're just excellent books with a teenage target audience (and ...
The Old Kingdom/Abhorsen triology, starting with Sabriel - I'm a fan of all the authors you mention as well (though not their entire works, I admit)
... Althoguh if it leaves as much time as you say then I may jsut make it first hehe.
#4 - My comfort reads would have to be The Old Kingdom Trilogy and Black Magician Trilogy along with HitchHikers Omnibus.
And all my books are already catalogued on LT by my Cuecat ;). I may just make a ...
Jennifer Fallon is a fave of mine, and Garth Nix (who has been around for a while Sabriel lirael and Abhorsen are the 3 linked books of his that are excellent YA fantasy
There are others that I am too tired to remember, but I agree, there is some good stuff coming out of Australia :) Whic ...
Currently reading Sabriel and really enjoying it. Garth Nix is definitely going on my Must Read Authors list.
Finished Sabriel last night. See comments in message 2.
Next finish the current chapter in each of the 3 nonfiction books I'm reading.
... Pullman
The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman
Service Included by Phoebe Damrosch
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Sabriel by Garth Nix
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
The Lives of Christopher Chant by Diana Wynne Jones
Charmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones
It also depends on the work, for me. I've tried some fantasy that I really couldn't stand. Sabriel for example was a book club pick that I could barely start, much less finish. The fantasy I like is young adult literature- things like Harry Potter and New Moon. I also really tend to like ...
... do. For those who enjoy YA fantasy this pair of books is recommended.
This is a public library book. 444 pages
6. Sabriel by Garth Nix - Finished Mar 1 (at midnight)
I started this book some time time ago, it got late, I got sleepy, so I skimmed a little here and there to ...
...
The Book of Atrix Wolfe by Patricia McKillip. Also Ombria in Shadow
The Abhorsen Trilogy by Garth Nix, comprised of Sabriel , Lirael, and Abhorsen.
The King of Elfland's Daughter by Lord Dunsany.
I will probably have more to add when I'm a little more awake and coherent.
... Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult
Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett
The Return of Jonah Grey by Heather Cochran
Sabriel by Garth Nix
The Blue Girl by Charles de Lint
I haven't been reading much fantasy, I see... :D
... Song of the Lioness Quartet, starting with Alanna, The First Adventure
- Garth Nix's Old Kingdom Series, starting with Sabriel
- Lloyd Alexander's Prydain Chronicles, starting with The Book of Three
- Ruth Gannett Stiles's My Father's Dragon (technically part of a series, but the ...
... Own by Stephanie Laurens
9. A Fine Passion by Stephanie Laurens
10. To Distraction by Stephanie Laurens
11. Sabriel by Garth Nix
12. CSI: In Extremis by Ken Goddard
13. Obsession by John E. Douglas
14. Exile's Honor by Mercedes Lackey
15. Exile's Valor by Merc ...
The Abhorsen Trilogy by Garth Nix
Sabriel
Lirael
The Abhorsen
These are what I would classify as dark fantasy.
Lets see, I would say Sabriel by Garth Nix I havent read the rest of the serise yet but I have heard they are just as good. Also maybe The Warrior Heir and The Wizard Heir by Cinda Chima
37) Sabriel
Love the sentiment, Ratatusk.
Here's my list of book that I recommend to YAs:
Sabriel by Garth Nix
Extras by Scott Westerfeld
As Simple as Snow by Gregory Galloway
Flight: A Novel by Sherman Alexie
The King of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner
The Bone Doll's T ...
... Nobody
40. Anonymous Lawyer
41. A Dirty Job
42. Lean Mean Thirteen
43. The Uncommon Reader: A Novella
44. Sabriel
45. Axis
46. The Smoke Thief
47. The Salmon of Doubt
48. The Year of Magical Thinking
49. The Bear Went Over the Mountain
50. Auntie Mame
51. Cur ...
... girl, and would also love a barque cat and a coonie from the Tower and the Hive series.
I absolutely adore Mogget from The Old Kingdom series, but I'm sure he'd bristle at being called a familiar. ^_~
Another vote for Get's otak. Poor little thing. Of course all of the animals in Harry P ...
... t.
I think it's wierd how listening to a voice reading a book can give you a whole different experience. I just finished Sabriel by Garth Nix read by Tim Curry... awesome! Tim Curry illustrated the story with voice better than my own head could have I think!
I agree with you Ginger, ...
... are some books which focus on a daughter:
Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett
Little Women by Louisa M. Alcott
Sabriel by Garth Nix
Northern Lights by Philip Pullman
Homer's Daughter by Robert Graves
... halfway and ditched it, soooo boring and cliche.
Artimes Fowl - read the first one, was extremely bored.
I liked Sabriel and the others in that trilogy quite well, but it took me until I was older before I could read them, I wasn't fond of them as a teenager.
Ginger Pye was ...
At bedtime I alternate between Jim Dale reading me Harry Potter and Tim Curry reading me Sabriel , Lirael and Abhorsen. I wouldn't have gotten through the wait between HP Books without the Charter Mages!
Plus His Dark Materials.
... - Lauren Weisberger
20. Daughter of the Forest - Juliet Marillier
21. Thin Skin - Emma Forrest
22. Sabriel - Garth Nix
23. The Outlaws of Sherwood - Robin McKinley
24. Twilight - Stephenie Meyer
25. Uglies - Scott Westerfeld
26. Such a Prett ...
... Dunsany
June:
46. Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos by R. L. LaFevers
47. Troy by Adele Geras
48. Sabriel by Garth Nix
49. The Heike Story by Eiji Yoshikawa
50. The Vanished Library by Luciano Canfora
We read Sabriel , a young adult fantasy pick. Half the group didn't read it (including me), some liked it, some really didn't. I do like YA books quite a bit, but this one was just too YA, if that makes sense. I don't think the book made for good discussion, either.
... further than that, which irritated me because it sounded neat. Has anyone else heard of this?
#11 Katissima: I've read Sabriel , and the idea of using sound to control the dead -- just brilliant. Loved it! Sarah Ash's Lord of Snow and Shadows has something similar, musicians called ...
How about Garth Nix's necromancy in the Abhorsen Trilogy Sabriel , Lirael, Abhorsen? He presents necromancy from the point-of-view of the practitioner who is trying to preserve the natural states of life and death. He uses different sized bells, the ringing of which, has different effects. ...
Lissla Lissar - Deerskin by Robin McKinley; Neglected princess escapes violent father to start her own life.
Sabriel -Sabriel by Garth Nix; Very strong main character, a necromancer who battles evil in a non-ciche way. Beautiful sound to name.
Lirael -Lirael and Abhorsen by Garth Nix; ...
... with Mists of Avalon) make me long for Ursula Le Guin, who in my opinion writes the best YA books ever.
I LOVED Sabriel , and all of Robin McKinley, though I hated both desparately the first time I read through them. Sometimes you have to give things a second chance.
(...but not ...
Just finished Lady Friday by Garth Nix. What a great author! I loved the Sabriel series and I've really enjoyed the fast-paced Keys of (to?) the Kingdom books. (I'm a teacher so I'm often looking for good YA to suggest to my students)
Haven't decided what to read next yet...need to stop ...
... light
Fang and Iggy Maximum Ride
Harry Harry Potter
Kartik A Great and Terrible Beauty
Roiben Tithe
Touchstone Sabriel
Nathaniel and Jakob Bartimaeus Trilogy
Cal Peeps
Jonathon Midnighters
Edmond How I live now
Artemis Fowl Artemis Fowl
Kieren Tantalize
Cosmo The ...
... light
Fang and Iggy Maximum Ride
Harry Harry Potter
Kartik A Great and Terrible Beauty
Roiben Tithe
Touchstone Sabriel
Nathaniel and Jakob Bartimaeus Trilogy
Cal Peeps
Jonathon Midnighters
Edmond How I live now
Artemis Fowl Artemis Fowl
Kieren Tantalize
Cosmo The ...
... That Summer.. He was icky, but otherwise... I really liked Dex, too, though. ^_^
Oh, i'm adding more!!
Touchstone >> Sabriel
Christopher >> Conrad's Fate
Howl >> Howl's Moving Castle
That guy from Hexwood with the M name...
I went on a brief buying spree lately.
I got Garth Nix's Sabriel from the bookstore and Stardust and a new creative writing book off Amazon. Plus three movies.
Not the most damage I've ever done in one weekend, but that's ok.
Can I second the recommendation for Diana Wynne Jones and add three superb Australian writers: Garth Nix (Sabriel , Lirael and Abhorsen), Trudi Canavan (The Magician's Guild et al, The Priestess of the White et al) and Alison Croggon (The Gift, The Riddle, The Crow ...
... with my copy of Terry Pratchett's Lords and Ladies. I had the same problem earlier this evening with Garth Nix's Sabriel , where the hardcover was more popular and so it got accidentally listed (I wanted to list the paperback, which is the ASIN/ISBN that I own).
not sabriel or eragon both are very fantasy-ish.inkheart)though chilidish, is great. so is the thief lord. all of the wizard of oz books are good.
... Land by Robert Heinlein
Read this for comfort. It's been years, but it still warms my heart and lifts my spirit.
#42 Sabriel by Garth Nix
Good enough that I'll read the rest of the series, but not so good that I'm rushing out to do it.
#43 Eragon by Christopher Paolini
The worst ...
I'm reading Sabriel by Nix. Interesting magical system, okay book.
... Eragon. To her, fantasy means "stuff that nerds read" (me) and worse, Dungeons and Dragons!
I told her to check out Sabriel , The Last Unicorn, Robin McKinley, and some of the Diana Wynne Jones books. But I've been reading fantasy and science fiction ever since I *could* read. ...
... I may have missed a couple which will become apparent when I go home and look at the unruly pile underneath my bed!)
1. Sabriel by Garth Nix
2. Lirael by Garth Nix
3. Abhorsen by Garth Nix
4. The Wind Singer by William Nicholson
5. Slaves of the Mastery by William Nichols ...
... has science fiction underpinnings.
Garth Nix would be another great success in the YA category with Lirael, Sabriel and so on. Isabelle Carmody seemed to have to be moderately successful over here in the US, also in the YA category.
... Compass (took me at least three tries) but it definitely redeemed itself.
The one I haven't convinced myself to like is Sabriel . I had better luck with the audio version narrated by Tim Curry, but even then I only lasted until about halfway through. Someday, I'll try again...and again....
...
That is a really tough call... I think the Abhorsen Trilogy (Sabriel , Lirael & Abhorsen) would have to be at the top of my list. The world building was really good and I enjoyed the characters, the settings... everything. It has left me wanting more stories set in this world.
The Stand ...
Oh oh oh! Garth Nix!!! I read Sabriel , which I had borrowed from the library. I enjoyed it so much I bought it, and the rest of the trilogy, Lirael and Abhorsen, as a gift for my daughter. I haven't gotten back to the other two yet. But they are on my TBR list.
:o)
... Sidney Sheldon (319p)
7. CSI: Cold Burn; Max Allan Collins (308p)
8. The Client; John Grisham (566p)
9. Sabriel ; Garth Nix (491p)
10. Lirael; Garth Nix(464p)
11. Abhorsen; Garth Nix (518p)
12. Danny the Champion of the World; Roald Dahl (214p)
13. Th ...
... ($1)
My best buy of the day was a box set of 10 Roald Dahl novels for $20 (normally $129.)
I also picked up Sabriel for full price (oh noes!) since I got books two and three of the series on clearance, and I can't very well start them without having book one.
I think I did ...
... but it was rubbish. Got Fangs? also annoyed me just a bit.
Artemis Fowl seemed utterly boring to me at parts, and Sabriel was torture!
And by the way, Looking for Alaska is amazing! If you didn't like it, try reading it again, and play some music while you're reading. Always helps ...
... put the title in the post alone. That will help with the tally--thanks!!
The China Garden
Sorcery and Cecelia
Sabriel
The Lightning Thief
Dealing with Dragons
Looking Glass Wars
Endymion Spring
Inkheart and/or Inkspell
Airborn
I will announce the winner on Jan ...
I'm in for Sabriel and The Lightning Thief.
I'm still waiting on I Am the Messenger since it's been out of print here. And I definitely put all of your suggestion on my list.
I couldn't get through Sabriel either, but I think it's because I chose it for a novel study at the time. Then, trying to read and analyze was too frustrating, so I switched books. I'm thinking I should give it another try without the pressure of being forced to read it though...
Am I the only person in the world who couldn't get through Sabriel ? I can't say I really hate it...I just...don't care one way or the other.
Eragon didn't do a darn thing for me. Too much smiting and high-faluting language for my taste.
... route for book selections, but a couple of fantasy books that I think would be good to do are Sorcery and Cecelia and Sabriel . I haven't read the first one but liked other books by Patricia C. Wrede (like Dealing with Dragons, which might also be a good choice). I read Sabriel a ...
... back and see what Rune had listed in her voting thread last month. I know Wicked was one of them...
Oh, and by the way Sabriel is awesome!
... by Mercedes Lackey
Freedom's Landing by Anne McCaffrey
1984 by George Orwell
Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett
Sabriel by Garth Nix
The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Little, Big by John Crowley
Storm Front by Jim Butcher
The ...
... agic.
I'll also second Phillip Pullman's Dark Materials series. And also the Garth Nix series that starts with Sabriel .
... has read many audiobooks and he does a fantastic job at it. Some of these include (ones that I've listened to so far...) Sabriel , Belladonna, Cry to Heaven, Dangerous Fortune, Night Over Water, Mr. Phillips, and Music of the Spheres.
Recently I've found an interest in Dean Koo ...
... his presidential autobiography.
Espresso Tales by Alexander McCall Smith
The Golem's Eye by Jonathan Stroud
Sabriel by Garth Nix
Mao The Untold Story by Jung Chang
... them to your right when you reply)--for example:
My favorite fantasy series is the Abhorsen triology by Garth Nix:
Sabriel
Lirael
Abhorsen
This is an amazingly-well written, very vivid series about a teenage girl who has grown up in the magicless land of Ancelsiterre (sp?) who ...
... literature (except for children's books), but I'm currently in a major author: Garth Nix obsession - started reading Sabriel at the start of the week, and I'm now in that awkward stage where I'm trying to read the last of the trilogy slowly enough to eke it out further while not wanting ...
... ideas. The Peter and the Starcatchers sounds great, as does the Ring of Endless Light (haven't read that L'Engle), Sabriel , The Blue Girl, and Fire Arrow. Tamora Pierce is the touchstone for us -- when my daughter is out of books, she just rereads one of Pierce's books (yet ...
... Arrows of the Queen series when I was that age.
Patricia C. Wrede - The Enchanted Forest Chronicles.
Garth Nix - Sabriel and subsequent novels.
Philip Pullman - The Golden Compass. This one my father read to me when I was that age, but I knew friends my age who were reading it at ...
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Sabriel is forced to leave school to take on the role of Abhorsen - the one who makes sure the dead stay dead and don't come back into the world. This was a fun story. ...
The book picks up several years after Sabriel leaves off, veering away from Sabriel's story and instead introducing two new characters. Lirael, the title character, is a daughter of the Clayr-- but sometimes ...
Sabriel is an eighteen-year-old schoolgirl at the beginning of the book, happily concerning herself only with her classes and classmates. All ...
