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Sabriel

By: Garth Nix
Narrated by: Tim Curry
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Ever since she was a tiny child, Sabriel has lived outside the walls of the Old Kingdom, away from the random power of Free Magic, and away from the Dead who won't stay dead. But now her father, the Mage Abhorsen, is missing, and to find him Sabriel must cross back into that world.

Though her journey begins alone, she soon finds companions: Mogget, whose seemingly harmless feline form hides a powerful and perhaps malevolent spirit; and Touchstone, a young Charter Mage long imprisoned by magic, now free in body but still trapped by painful memories.

With threats on all sides and only each other to trust, the three must travel deep into the Old Kingdom, toward a battle that will pit them against the true forces of life and death, and bring Sabriel face-to-face with her own hidden destiny.

A tale of dark secrets, deep love and dangerous magic, Sabriel introduces Garth Nix as an exceptional new talent.

Don't miss books two and three of this trilogy! Lirael: Daughter of the Clayr and Abhorsen.©1995 Garth Nix (P)2002 Random House, Inc., Listening Library, An Imprint Of The Random House Audio Publishing Group Fantasy Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy Magic Wizardry Royalty Magic Users

Critic Reviews

"It's an epic journey in a world as richly realized as Middle-earth and much darker and bloodier than Harry's trials at Hogwarts...Tim Curry brings authority to the reading, grounding the fantastic elements with nuance of character and depth of emotion. (AudioFile)

"Rich, complex, involving, hard to put down, this first novel...is excellent high fantasy." (Publishers Weekly)

"A page-turner for sure." (Booklist)
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The narrator was excellent. I enjoyed listening to him read. It helped me to sleep.

Love Tim Curry's soothing tones

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Really enjoyed getting absorbed into the story. didn't find I was craving more but definitly enjoyed it.

Somewhere in between game of thrones Harry Potter.

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I simply love this series. The characters and world building is spectacular. I've read this book many times, and hearing it read by Tim Curry brings it a whole new life.

I love!

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Good story, enjoyed listening to it, recommend it to anyone who enjoys fantasy. Moggit is my favourite character. Really enjoyed the narration

Good story, will listen again

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A harry Potter like universe except with a lot more dead and one of my favourite lead female characters I've known, I now will lose money getting the next book earlier because of how much I want to see the rest of Sabriels story.
Despite my attempts it was very hard to pause every time I had to go, when I'd rather stay and listen for one more chapter.
I'm glad I took this recommendation and so will you

A world worth knowing

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Like eating a bag of chips. Addictive. It's my first read through and I'm utterly captivated.

BRILLIANT

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Before listening I was not sure if Tim Curry was the right voice for this book (it’s one of my favourite books), however the performance is outstanding.

This is the first non-fiction audio book I have listened to, as I initially thought I would not like it over reading, however this performance has made me see the audio book is a format of its own.

Highly recommend

Awesome story, great performance

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Tim Curry! Was reminded of this series recently and was very pleased to find audiobook versions.

Tim Curry!

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Tim Curry MADE this book come to life. It's a thrilling story with magic, wonder, and a strong female lead. If you have not read it I highly recommend. If you've read it before Mr Curry did a fantastic job helping relive a favorite.

Wonderful book for all ages

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I've always enjoyed Nix's world building and mastery of the fantasy genre. It's taken WAY too long to get around to delving into his Abhorsen series but I'm so glad I finally did.

A brilliant introduction to this world, the history, magic, people groups and tensions. Sabriel is another brilliant example that Aussies write really bloody good fantasy fiction. I easily binged the audiobook read by the incredible Tim Curry in a weekend and am looking forward to jumping into the next in the series.

3.5★ - with the anticipation that by the end of the series I'll be upping that to 4 or 5 ★

Nix is an expert world builder

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