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Sabriel
A Young Adult Fantasy Novel by Garth Nix
Book 1 of the Old Kingdom Series
Subgenres & Tropes:
- Necromancy,
- Dark Fantasy,
- Quest Fantasy,
- Boarding School,
- Chosen One
This book is for you if you're into...
- Necromancy and magic that blurs the line between life and death
- Companions with mysterious motives and secrets
- Boarding school beginnings that launch epic journeys
Game of Thrones fans will love the New York Times bestselling Abhorsen series. Sabriel launched critically acclaimed author Garth Nix onto the fantasy scene as a rising star.
Dark Secrets, Deep Love, and Dangerous Magic
Sent to a boarding school in Ancelstierre as a young child, Sabriel has had little experience with the random power of Free Magic or the Dead who refuse to stay dead in the Old Kingdom. But during her final semester, her father, the Abhorsen, goes missing, and Sabriel knows she must enter the Old Kingdom to find him.
She soon finds companions in Mogget, a cat whose aloof manner barely conceals its malevolent spirit, and Touchstone, a young Charter Mage long imprisoned by magic, now free in body but still trapped by painful memories.
As the three travel deep into the Old Kingdom, threats mount on all sides. And every step brings them closer to a battle that will pit them against the true forces of life and death—and bring Sabriel face-to-face with her own destiny.
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