This is one of those books that throws you into the deep end of the pool instead of letting you wade in. If you can immerse yourself in the story of a young woman struggling to save her father and fufill a difficult destiny, and not worry about how the magic of the Old Kingdom works, you'll be in for a great read. Oh, and if you don't fall in love with the smart-alec Mogget, your sense of humor needs a tune-up.

Absolutely loved it! One of my favorite series of all time. Not a big fan of any of his other books though. Something about this one just sucked me in. Had to buy the last in the series as a hardback and I never buy hardback(too expensive!. Glad I did because the last surpasses the first!!

Brian loved it; he actually stayed up all night to finish it because it was so enthralling. I wasn't as impressed. He was intrigued becaue there are 2 parts to the Kingdom and they are in totally different stages of progression (1 is practically medeival while the other is liek the early 1900s). I liked it, but found it lacking.

At first glance this book didn't seem that promising but after reading literally the first pages I was hooked! Pulls you from start to finish and thankfully there's the rest of the trilogy to read. Characters that remain in your heart even after the story is done (gotta love that Mogget). Enjoyed the refreshing concept of the gates (rivers) into the world of the dead and how they are accessed by using bells. Love the idea of an Abhorsen (sorcerer who returns the dead) as opposite to a Necromancer (sorcerer who's brings back the dead) and adore the explanation of "Free Magic" and the dimensions of the two worlds. Very well written book resonates very much with my "woo woo" ways. This trilogy is part of my all time favorites!

ETA: Would make a thrilling Movie!

This is a terrible book! I couldn't even get past the first chapter! It's disgusting!

One of my favorite books of all time.
Maybe a little dark, with Sabriel entering "Death".
However, the story is very fast moving and exciting.
I have now become a Garth Nix fanatic!

From Amazon:
"After receiving a cryptic message from her father, Abhorsen, a necromancer trapped in Death, 18-year-old Sabriel sets off into the Old Kingdom. Fraught with peril and deadly trickery, her journey takes her to a world filled with parasitical spirits, Mordicants, and Shadow Hands. Unlike other necromancers, who raise the dead, Abhorsen lays the disturbed dead back to rest. This obliges him--and now Sabriel, who has taken on her father's title and duties--to slip over the border into the icy river of Death, sometimes battling the evil forces that lurk there, waiting for an opportunity to escape into the realm of the living. Desperate to find her father, and grimly determined to help save the Old Kingdom from destruction by the horrible forces of the evil undead, Sabriel endures almost impossible exhaustion, violent confrontations, and terrifying challenges to her supernatural abilities--and her destiny."

Wonderful read, if you like fantasy this is a great trilogy (1 of 3)

I really enjoyed this book. Though not made for a casual reader. It hooks you like almost nothing else.

This was a really neat book I enjoyed quite a bit. Definitly different from other fantasies I've read. I'd really like to read the rest of the Abhorsen series!

Excellent series.

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Great book. Will suck you ina nd make you read the whole series.

Sabriel is a winner.
The author Garth Nix created a really remarkable and realistic world. It's done in the grand style of high fantasy and heroic romance - with some wonderful twists and turns !
Sabriel IS a heroine truly worthy of that role.

And I'm so glad I did! It's very original, dark, and the trilogy made me want more Abhorsen. The characters are deep and very likeable, the plot is engaging and dark, funny, serious, touching. I can't say enough good stuff!

Good science fiction.

Very engaging read for younger readers; recommended to me by my young nephew.

Book 1 of the Abhorsen Trilogy. A very enjoyable read for lovers of the fantasy genre. Interesting concept overall and you are left with wanting to learn more about the world the author has created in this trilogy.

Amazing fantasy novel! not at all like shade's childeren or seventh tower, and thats a good thing. Surpassed only by the third book in the Abhorsen trilogy

good story

Read it, enjoyed it.

Praised by Philip Pullman and Lloyd Alexander. The first of the Abhorsen series. A really great read by the author of The Keys to the Kingdom.

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