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ebook ISBN 9781741769562

Where Sabriel came from Ancelstierre to the Old Kingdom and travelled all over on her adventure, so far Lirael has only been in the Clayr's Glacier. Mind you, she's only 14.and I'm only up to part 2, ch 14.
I notice that in Sabriel, we never learned the (old) Abhorsen's real name, nor Touchstone's.

Two weeks of #bookreport but not much to show. I'm making steady progress on audio, but reading with my eyes has been slow going. That's ok.

My #weeklyforecast is more just a bunch of possibilities. Who knows what I'll actually get to.

📚☺️💕📚💝.

Note:

The Old Kingdom books currently include:

Sabriel · Lirael · Abhorsen · Clariel · Goldenhand · Terciel and Elinor.

Plus some shorts.

Hahahahaha - at me from 5 years ago being like “gonna read this soon” THE OPTIMISM! I am still totally planning on reading this soon!

I also miss this fence from the clothes line courtyard of my old apartment building. It was just aesthetically pleasing!

Most of the book is set in the Old Kingdom, with medieval-type magic, but parts take place over the Wall in Ancelstierre, which seems to have WWII era technology (cars, b&w films, tanks, guns, planes).

Epic. Battle. Ending. This book more than makes up for its predecessor with the cliffhanger ending. Nix delivers another masterful novel, continuing the fascinating world-building that he began in “Sabriel”. 1000 ⭐️ out of 10.

Audiobook came in quicker than I expected from the NYPL. Shhhhhhh, don‘t snitch that I‘m still using my NYPL library card.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

I give it 4 stars only because it‘s a cliffhanger ending. I grew worried that it was leading me toward a cliff, as the plot neared no closer to resolution but the pages continued to dwindle. But alas I cannot dislike the book merely for this, as Garth Nix continues in the incredible vein of storytelling that he began in “Sabriel”. I will be moving on the the next book in the series as quickly as possible.

I greatly enjoyed the first of Nix‘s Abhorsen series, “Sabriel”. I felt like I was in the right frame of mind to pick up the sequel and revisit this wonderful world Nix created.

I really enjoy these books. They are old by it if you are a reader of modern fantasy these feel like what they are all trying to be, or what the authors grew up reading. Looking forward to the next. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️