false <![CDATA[Sabriel (The Abhorsen Trilogy, #1)]]> 518848 43 For many years 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 Charter-Mage Abhorsen, is missing, and to find him Sabriel must cross back into that 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 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 of them 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 hidden destiny. A tale of dark secrets, deep love, and dangerous magic! 3312237 book 1995 Sabriel (The Abhorsen Trilogy, #1) total:7527|5:3407|4:2699|3:1106|2:228|1:87| 7527 31692 9633 777 4 24 false false Fri Sep 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 23 11:19:38 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 23 11:40:55 -0700 2008 Eragon. Even Tolkien, who of course rocks, had pretty lame magic. I mean, really, a ring of powe...more...]]> 5 6 false false Wed Apr 15 23:09:38 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 22 21:41:14 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 15 23:09:38 -0700 2009 2 more...]]> 5 5 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Tue Apr 03 08:20:24 -0700 2007 Tue Apr 03 08:27:09 -0700 2007
The story starts with a flashback in which a special necromancer named Abhorsen saves his baby daughter Sabrie...more...]]> 4 3 false true Mon Dec 01 15:20:32 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 22 13:42:56 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 15:20:32 -0800 2008 1
No kidding. Serious spoilers be...more...]]> 5 3 false false Wed Jan 21 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 08:36:48 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 08:43:20 -0800 2009
Sabriel is the daughter of Abhorsen--A ...more...]]> 1 3 false false Fri Nov 07 17:53:38 -0800 2008 Tue Mar 17 16:08:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 4 false false Sun Sep 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 12:49:37 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 19:06:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Wed Dec 10 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 04 07:37:32 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 05:42:08 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon May 12 19:04:27 -0700 2008 Sat May 24 08:38:29 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 14 10:11:09 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 20 17:16:29 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Jul 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 11 18:19:13 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 21 15:33:09 -0700 2008 Garth Nix has managed to take a very well-used idea and turn it into something quite original, and certainly readable. I've read the series s...more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Sat Nov 24 17:28:41 -0800 2007 Mon Nov 26 19:01:32 -0800 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed May 23 03:23:50 -0700 2007 Fri May 25 21:28:04 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 1999 Sun May 04 15:20:27 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 08 17:41:36 -0700 2008 Sabriel up at the bookstore. Go on. Start reading just a little bit. Then whe...more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Sep 24 22:21:09 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 01 23:27:05 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 1 false false Mon Jun 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Feb 08 12:13:58 -0800 2009 Tue Jun 23 17:31:02 -0700 2009 "the heroine didn't have a lot to distinguish her, and some of the plot elements seemed overused (the prince thing really m...more...]]> 5 2 false false Thu Jan 24 19:55:44 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 24 20:04:04 -0800 2008
-Sabriel is a young woman, not a decrepit creepo old guy

-her familiar (if it can be called such) is not a raven or a talking skeleton
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I have to say that I enjoyed it, but it didn't grab me to start with. The worldbuilding was truly original, but the heroine didn't have a lot to distinguish her, and some of the plot elements seemed overused (the prince thing really made me groan). ...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=518848