Book Review – Abhorsen
Author: Garth Nix Publisher: EOS Binding: Paperback Publication Date: 2003 Award-winning author Garth Nix’s conclusion to “Sabriel” and “Lirael” is “Abhorsen.” Taking place immediately following “Lirael,” “Abhorsen” also splits time among many characters of this dual-world. The Abhorsen Sabriel and her husband, King Touchstone, struggle in magic-less Ancelstierre, where their magical abilities are useless. The [...]
Book Review – Lirael
Author: Garth Nix Publisher: EOS Binding: Paperback Publication Date: 2001 Award-winning author Garth Nix’s follow-up to “Sabriel” is “Lirael.” Taking place some fourteen years after the first book, “Lirael” splits time among many characters of this dual-world. Here again are Sabriel and (her now husband and king) Touchstone. This sequel introduces their children, Ellimere and [...]
Book Review – Sabriel
Author: Garth Nix Publisher: EOS Binding: Paperback Publication Date: 1996 Award-winning author Garth Nix’s “Sabriel” is one of many dual-world fantasies. The title character, a teenaged girl, is a boarding student at the Wyverley College, “Established in 1652 for Young Ladies of Quality” in Ancelstierre. Ancelstierre is similar to our own world – it is [...]
