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Review: the Abhorsen Trilogy by Garth Nix(Click here to view the original thread with full colors/images)
Posted by: BattleAxe Nancy
I just finished the final book in the Abhorsen trilogy.
The three books in the series are as follows:
Sabriel
Lirael
Abhorsen
The author is Garth Nix.
Apparently it took him something like 8 years to write them all. Sabriel was supposed to be one book. Then it turned into a trilogy.
The story is great. It involves necromancers which raise the dead for use in their world conspiracy and the abhorsen who puts the dead to rest. The abhosen has a belt of 7 bells they wear. Each bell serves a different purpose and affects the dead in different ways. The Abhorsen is at odds with the necromancers of the world.
The magic system in the books is good. I like the way its done. Its called the Charter and is based on symbols tought of by the caster and set forth into the world.
The story is good. I really enjoyed the characters. Mogget was particularly enjoyable. Althought this series is rated 9-12 or wahtever for fictoin, its highly appealing to adults too.
I highly recommend this series. If you like His Dark Materials by Pullman, this is similar but not as complex a world.
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