Sabriel 25th anniversary edition by Garth Nix - full coverSabriel by Garth Nix


For many years 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 treacherous world - and face the power of her own extraordinary destiny.

This special 25th Anniversary Edition features bonus material including a letter from Garth, original notes and a facsimile of a first hand-written draft.

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'Sabriel is a winner, a fantasy that reads like realism. Here is a world with the same solidity and four-dimensional authority as our own, created with invention, clarity and intelligence.' PHILIP PULLMAN

'Passionately exciting, full of intriguing characters and stunning scenery, Sabriel is sheer enjoyment.' THE TIMES

'Weaving horror and fantasy into a rich, original story ... a powerful, gripping quest.' THE AGE

Winner of the Aurealis Award for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction, Best YA Novel and Best Fantasy Novel

Winner of the 1996 American Library Association Award, Best Book for Young Adults

Short-listed for the 1996 Ditmar Award, Best Long Fiction

Short-listed for the 2003 W. H. Smith Book Awards, Children's Book of the Year

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