Sabriel
When her father, the Mage Abhorson, mysteriously vanishes, young Sabriel must brave a dangerous and unfamiliar world to find him, journeying deep into the Old Kingdom, accompanied only by the feline Mogget and Touchstone, a young Charter Mage, to confront a terrible evil.
When her father, the Mage Abhorson, mysteriously vanishes, young Sabriel must brave a dangerous and unfamiliar world to find him, journeying deep into the Old Kingdom, accompanied only by the feline Mogget and Touchstone, a young Charter Mage, to confront a terrible evil.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780060273231 (0060273232)
Publish date: October 31st 1996
Publisher: HarperCollins
Edition language: English
Series: Abhorsen (#1)
This seriously was and still is my favorite young adult fantasy trilogy! I have read it several times. I loved everything about this series, however, I wish each book was a trilogy that focused on the main character, like I would have loved more stories from Sabriel and Lirael. Companion novels are ...
I went into this book knowing pretty much nothing at all about it. It was recommended by a good friend who generally has good (i.e., similar to mine :D) tastes, so I felt good about picking it up! Funny enough, outside of Lord of the Rings, it's the oldest fantasy I've read. Which, I know I know, is...
Surprisingly, excellent... like, actually feminist. Sabriel is a recent graduate that gradually comes into her own, growing into power, confidence and authority over the course of this first book. The romantic element is handled pretty gracefully, too, and the world and magical underpinnings are com...
You know sometimes when you read a book that’s just so good you get kind of overwhelmed and when you finish it you just need to cry to let all of your feelings out? Yeah. This. Fucking. Book. I read it a couple of times when I was a teenager but I haven’t read it for at least ten years, and let me t...
Sabriel, how I truly wanted to adore and praise you but alas, it wasn't meant to be. There were moments of awesome...Hello Mogget!!...alongside long stretches of...YAAWWNN...complete boredom....then there was Mogget again YAY! The hubby and I listened to this book and the narrator was quite good...e...