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Work InformationAbhorsen by Garth Nix (2003)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Reread 10/10/2016, because Sam got [b:Goldenhand|23302838|Goldenhand (Abhorsen, #5)|Garth Nix|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1459203199s/23302838.jpg|42858213] last week. On her rec I'm skipping [b:Clariel|20662728|Clariel (Abhorsen, #4)|Garth Nix|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1393877442s/20662728.jpg|6125574] for now. I think I initially (many years ago) didn't make it through this book because I was so upset about what happened right at the beginning. The Disreputable Dog is my favorite character, no contest. I hope she shows up again. While Sabriel feels like a standalone book, I consider Lirael and Abhorsen as two parts of the same book, as such I'm writing this review about both of them. Many of my annoyances from Sabriel carry over into these books. The magic is still kind of hand-wavy and Nix still introduces new rules of the world in that "Oh by the way" manner. The main difference between Sabriel and Lirael/Abhorsen was that Sabriel didn't feel very exciting, while Lirael/Abhorsen very much did. Abhorsen in particular I read in little over a single day because I was absolutely hooked on the story. no reviews | add a review
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Abhorsen-In-Waiting Lirael and Prince Sameth, a Wallmaker, must confront and bind the evil spirit Oranis before it can destroy all life. No library descriptions found. |
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The world of the Abhorsen is well written and different - something that can be hard to accomplish. The ending is well done, with a few surprises. Of course, the good win, the bad are defeated, and learning is done. ( )