Abhorsen
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Abhorsen

by Garth Nix

2003•Fantasy•394 pages

Taste attributes: fantasyadventureteenmonster/alien/supernaturalfastfresh & originalimaginarylinearglossyemotive & stirringrescue/escape/jeopardyall consuming questhuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, glossy fantasy novel, fast rather than slow-burning. Best if you like polish over grit.

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4.4 / 5

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About This Book

Book three in Garth Nix's internationally acclaimed Old Kingdom fantasy trilogy that began with Sabriel and Lirael.Beneath the earth, a malignant force lies waiting, greedy for freedom from its ancient prison. As the Old Kingdom falls once more into a realm of darkness and terror, the people look desperately to the Abhorsen, the scourge of the Dead, to save them.

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Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

FantasyAdventureTeenMonster/alien/supernaturalRescue/escape/jeopardyAll consuming questHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Subjects

Science Fiction & FantasyJuvenile FictionFantasyFantasy fictionYoung adult fictionMagicGood and evilJuvenile literature

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Author
Garth Nix
Published
2003
Pages
394
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