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Mar 27, 2024IndyPL_JaredW rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This is a series I've returned to again and again over the years (the original trilogy). It's just the right amount of scary for me and I love the world of the Old Kingdom (though I wouldn't want to live there as things are during parts of…
May 05, 2023
"A great fantasy adventure, it is a lush, magical, dark-witty adventure featuring a young woman coming into her own in a world that's forever changing." - Raven P.
Apr 03, 2023AtkinsonMH rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Sabriel is my first reading encounter with author Garth Nix. The storyline landscape embraces an alt-culture of magic and early twentieth century technology. Further, this story's social space is representative of a heavily…
Jan 24, 2023Tristan_34 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is a brilliant coming of age book wrapped in fantasy, action, and horror. Sabriel has to grow up into her own and pick a path she might not think she's ready in order to save her father, the Abhorsen. Whether she believes in herself…
Aug 14, 2022Watermelody rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Sabriel is on an epic quest to find her father who has mysteriously disappeared while trying to do his job as an Abhorson, a necromancer who's job it is to put the dead to rest. This book is a fantastic mix of adventure, magic, and…
Mar 03, 2022sjarrell0 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
"Does the walker choose the path, or the path the walker?" For a book that was published in 1995, I can see how this would become a foundational text for future YA Fantasy stories. We are immersed into the story and the magic on the very…
Feb 04, 2021littlebadbooks rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Just because this came out in 1996 doesn't mean you shouldn't give it a try! If you like books that take place magical worlds, with strong female main characters, and jam packed with adventure then do yourself a favor and pick this puppy…
Dec 19, 2020FPL_LibbyM rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A strong female lead, necromancy, talking cats, magical bells, technology vs. magic, what else could you want from a YA fantasy series?
Aug 16, 2019TEENREVIEWCREW rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Truly an exceptional book. I finished in less than 5 days (that’s how good it was). The Genre is Fantasy. It makes you feel as if you are in their world and experiencing everything that the characters are. It was one of the best books I…
Apr 29, 2019SurreyLibraries_Teens rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This book is fantasy fiction / mystery. It shows the adventure Sabriel had to go on to save her father. Sabriel finds out that her father is either in trouble or dead so she goes to find him and ends up in a place called The Old Kingdom…
Apr 25, 2019IndyPL_SteveB rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Fantasy teen novel with elements of horror. First of a series. Pretty exciting, although a bit overwritten. Sabriel is the teenage daughter of Abhorsen, although she soon learns that is his title, not his name. He is a sort of…
Feb 23, 2019anneaconda rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Do not judge this book by its cover! Garth Nix builds a fascinating world. This is one of my favorite series, and the audiobooks for "Sabriel", "Lirael", and "Abhorsen" are all read by Tim Curry...it doesn't get much better than that!
Aug 21, 2018WestSlope_TheaH rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Forget Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, or Narnia. This is my favorite magical world! Sabriel is the first book in the Abhorsen trilogy and you won’t be able to put down this fast-paced, action-packed fantasy novel. Sabriel is a compelling…
Jan 06, 2018Starpoem rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
This is a quick, pleasant read, with some interesting ideas about magic and magical creatures.
Jul 09, 2017happycanuck rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
First booked I've tried by this author and would read more.
Mar 15, 2017
** spoiler alert ** This was my first Garth Nix novel, and while I appreciated the pacing of the story, and the development of the characters some parts of the telling were not to my taste. I did enjoy the catlike character, the…
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Nov 04, 2016 NVDPL Teen Librarians rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
If you haven't read the Old Kingdom series yet, stop what you're doing RIGHT NOW and pick up Sabriel. Or listen to the audiobook-- Tim Curry is an amazing narrator. An absolute must for fantasy fans, there are now 5 books in the series…
Jun 20, 2016julia_sedai rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
This is a very interesting fantasy series. Dealing with Death and necromancers, I found it a lot different than anything I've read before. I like the world where the modern is alongside the Old Kingdom. I found some parts confusing but I…
May 20, 2016cstevens0909 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
One of my favorite series of all time. The next book in the series, Lirael, is better than Sabriel but it's really the world building that makes this book. All of Nix's Old Kingdom tales are wonderful and I'm looking forward to the next…
May 09, 2016nidofito rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Sabriel is a solid series starter. The Old Kingdom setting with its hell creatures, curses and myths reminds me of the Demonata series by Darren Shan that I read as a teenager, and reading this story with some similar aspects as an adult,…
Jan 25, 2016indigo_fox_109 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
It was OK, I guess. there was very little romance, but a very interesting world.
Dec 08, 2015
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…
May 15, 2015
Outlier here. Tried really hard to get into this book, but it was too fantastical for me. I can see how fans of the genre would love it though. The writing is pretty remarkable.
Oct 27, 2014Chapel_Hill_KarinM rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
One of my all-time fantasy favorites. Audio version (narrated by Tim Cury) equally awesome.
Oct 23, 2014PimaLib_JusdinaNB rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I love the strong female lead character who manages to tackle anything that comes her way. This story definitely has a dark feel to it but it is addicting. Do you like dark fantasy? Give this one a try and since I know you will love it,…