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Summary: SABRIEL
Review: "There, between gusts of snow, she saw a figure leaping from step to step; impossible leaps, that ate up the distance between them with horrible appetite...Sabriel cried out when she saw it, and felt the Dead spirit within...It was a Mordicant that hunted her." -Sabriel, Chapter VI Sabriel is one of the best books in the world, as are the other two in the series (Lireal and Abhorsen). I have read it at least twenty times and I never get tired of it! It's spine tingling and suspenseful all the way through, even when you know what's going to happen. I will keep this book to the day I die.
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Summary: An Amazing Read
Review: As a book lover, my teacher, who shares the same interests in books as me, introduced me to the series. I read Sabriel, and loved it. When I found out there were two more to the series, I couldn't wait to get my hands on them. To anyone looking for adventure and mystery, I recomend this book, and the entire series to you. Please enjoy, as I have.
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Summary: 2 good 4 words - who likes Harry Potter anyway?
Review: Don't be misled by my title - I am an avid Harry Potter fan. But for crying out loud, why does IT get all the attenton when absolute JEWELS like "Sabriel" are around? This book is AMAZING. As 170odd people have said already it's about a 18-year-old girl named Sabriel who has to destroy Kerrigor and free her father, the Abhorsen - except it might be HER turn to be Abhorsen! Reading past reviews people say that she's a very typical teenage girl, and I agree. She is normal (as it goes) enough to symphathize with but weilds EXTRAORDINARY power. PS The charter mark-stuff is AWESOME! I wish Nix had explained that in greater detail. So this book is a must-read for all you fantasy people out there. Others like it are His Dark Materials (Philip Pullman), any thing by Tamora Pierce, and of course MY books when they come out, which I HOPE is soon. Also, duxrox.
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Summary: smithys review.
Review: Five stars are not enough. I'd give it a thousand if I could! But since I am limited to only five, I suppose five will have to do. :) Sabriel manages to take its readers into a deep unknown world, so unlike the other fantasy worlds we've visited so many times in different books. Sabriel is an original. It is purely the idea of Garth Nix and no other. It would be difficult to find another fantasy novel such as this. Sabriel carries no similarities to that of Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings, therefore making each new page and chapter a new and interesting read. The language itself is graceful and descriptive, making it superior to all other fatasty novels I have read. Sabriel is a modern fantasy classic that can be enjoyed by all readers, both the young and old.
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Summary: Stunning!
Review: From the mystery-shrouded prologue to the happy ending, Garth Nix holds us in his Charter-spell with Sabriel. At a girls' boarding school in modern Ancelstierre, 18-year-old Sabriel gets a message that her father, a sort-of necromancer called Abhorsen, is in trouble. She ventures into her native land, the Old Kingdom, where there is plenty of good Charter-magic but no modern technology. She realizes she must take her father's place as the Abhorsen and fight the evil Kerrigor. Armed with her magical, Charter-marked sword and her necromancer's bells, she sets out to find her father. On the way, she meets many enemies, but also steadfast friends in a man nicknamed Touchstone and a cat named Mogget. (Well, Mogget's steadfast only as long as his collar's on... read the book to find out why.) Garth Nix can do it all. He creates a wonderful, breathtaking plot that will keep this book glued open, facing your eyes. He describes a new world filled with magic both good and horribly evil. And he breathes life into three unforgettable characters: the clever, unpredictable Mogget, the endearing and persistent Touchstone, and of course Sabriel herself. If you want a superb high fantasy story that will leave you breathless, Sabriel is for you.
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Summary: Beautiful Imagery
Review: I first read Sabriel when I was 12 and I remember loving it enough to read it again. When Lireal (the sequel) came out, I read Sabriel again (age 17 now). The novel was still the fresh, exciting, and enthralling book I first read five years ago! Garth Nix is simply masterful in creating the world Sabriel lives in - a seemingly modern, timeless country complete with cars and ordinary people right next to an old-world, magic-filled country filled with monsters, undead, and villages. You actually believe that these places can exist! Nix's many details and background information don't overwhelm the main story of Sabriel's hero's journey, either. I wish this book could be made into a movie, a la Lord of the Rings. Although Nix is not on the same scale as Tolkien, the details and story are still perfect for the silver screen. The whole time I was reading this novel, I imagined the beautiful imagery in the style of Japanese fantasy video game images (leaning towards Square's style) and the stark realism of movies. Did that make sense...? Just read it! If you don't, you're really missing out.
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Summary: Truly fabulous fantasy--Top of the Genre
Review: I have No Idea how I missed reading this fantastic book for so many years!
If you like Robin McKinley or J.K. Rowling, you will like Sabriel, it is Better than The Hero and the Crown.
Nix's fantasy world is detailed and wonderful, his characters are utterly sympathetic and cool, his writing is enchanting, and the plot, while it conform to the expected norms of young adult fantasy, contained plenty of surprises.
(This is really only Young Adult fantasy in that it features Young People and doesn't have sexual content. Adults should read this, while the descriptions of the undead may make this book scary for very young readers.)
I actually started listening to Sabriel on audiobook, which I highly recommend because Tim Curry does a magnificent job with the reading. Eventually, I couldn't handle just listening, so I had to get a text copy so I could read on lunch break.
I am really looking forward to reading the next two books!
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Summary: Very Entertaining!
Review: I read this book, including the other two that follows, it is a great adventurous story.
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Summary: Great book
Review: I really loved this book.It was exelent with all the myterious characters like Touchstone,it's an awesome adventure with many twists and new challenges for Sabriel to overcome.I do have to admit though that they wouldn't stop runnig into the dead...it gets a little bit tyring after a while.I also think that the ending was a bit sudden...Touchstone and Sabriel don't even kiss at the end witch i thought was unusual(at the end of most books i read there is a looooooooooooong kiss at the end).And there was one part i could not understand,what was Touchstone really doing with the maid at the hotel that they stay at.But as i said before i loved all the characters...as specialy Touchstone because I'm a big fan of twin swordsmanship.I also like Mogget for his arogence.He was really funny but i preferd him as the cat not the firey monster thing.But all these things made up a great book in the end(at least i think so)and i loved it.Good job mister Nix a great accomplishment.
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Summary: This is a great book!
Review: If you've read the plot description-- which is something like "Sabriel travels to the Old Kingdom to rescue her necromancer father from the Land of the Dead"-- you might think that this is a pretty junky horror-fantasy novel. Trust me, it's not! Yes, it's got un-dead monsters and things like that, but when you're into the story you're totally believing it and you don't stop for even one moment and say, "Wow, this is so trashy." Instead, the story is very beautiful and believable. Unlike many books, I could really feel the danger of the situations and I even felt afraid for the characters. This book looks long, but it moves very quickly. The unusual mix of technology and magic reminds me of Philip Pullman's "The Golden Compass", but other than that I don't see why everyone compares these two books. They're not similar in any other ways I can think of, but I would say that if you liked The Golden Compass, read Sabriel, and vice versa. I thought TGC was much better in fact, but Sabriel was still great. I really liked Sabriel as a character, and I loved the idea of the necromancer's bells-- brilliant! The cover art by Leo and Diane Dillon is beautiful. I hope Garth Nix is planning to write a sequel, or at least another book set in this world-- something like Tamora Pierce's Wild Magic series, which are a different story but let you know what happened to Alanna. It could be Sabriel's daughter, a future Abhorsen? It seems like some things were left undone. They never went back and saved those children, or helped the fishing village. Did they? Recommended for ages 13- up, especially girls. I am 15. PS. No, my e-mail address is not varied from Sabriel's name. I chose it before I read this book.
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