Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Target Audience: Young Adult
Date Published: 1995
Sabriel is a fantastic coming of age story set in a wonderfully detailed world. It revolves around a girl named Sabriel and her search for her missing father. Sabriel is not your average girl, though. From a very young age she has been trained by her father to be the next Abhorsen. The Abhorsen functions as a countermeasure against the necromancers, the Dead and Free Magic that exist in the Old Kingdom. With her father missing and the culture shock that comes from traveling between the Old Kingdom and the modern Ancelstierre, Sabriel’s adventure is quite difficult. As she travels, she collects an odd assortment of companions, from the talking cat Mogget to Touchstone, a fool with a mysterious and violent past.
I’m just going to come straight out and tell you to read this book. Sabriel has been one of my favorites since I was younger, and it is sheer pleasure every time I read it. The tone is eerie and intense while the world it is set in is fantastically complex and interesting. The main character, Sabriel, is relatable despite the fantasy setting and her past while still managing to be quite heroic and awe inspiring when called upon. Also this is the first in the Old Kingdom Series which has a new book coming out sometime this year.
5/5 stars
1 comment:
Can't wait for the new book! Lirael was my favorite in the series.
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