Across the Wall: A Tale of the Abhorsen and Other Stories (Abhorsen, #3.5) in Building a SciFi/Fantasy Library

Sep 22, 2011 Cindywho rated it liked it

Shelves: fantasy-sf, ya

One last dip into the land outside of the Kingdom of the Abhorsen. I was worried I didn't remember enough from the trilogy and I also missed having Tim Curry read it to me. The story was fine as a vehicle for Sam to make it back to the Kingdom. The other stories were hit or miss, but all short. Nothing that rocked my socks off. ...more

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Aug 29, 2009 Andrea rated it really liked it

Shelves: fantasy, short-stories

The Abhorsen universe story that begins this collection was really a lot of fun. I've always really liked Nicholas, being a skeptic myself. It's a great story in its own right, but I'm still longing for the Old Kingdom and more stories of the Charter.

I was pleased to find that I enjoyed the author's writing in other worlds as well. I think the Arthurian stories were my favorite of the collection (probably because I am not at all well versed in the traditional legends), with "The Hill" and "Three ...more

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Jun 10, 2007 Peter rated it liked it

Shelves: youngadultfantasy

I was a little disappointed in this collection of short stories. I had read a short story by Garth Nix and really loved it and, of course, love the Sabriel trilogy, but I was let down by a lot of these stories. Nix attempts a lot of humor in this collection, and I have to say, humor isn't his forte. Overall, though, there were some good moments so, if you're a fan of the author it's worth a look. ...more

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