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RocCenere — The Abhorsen

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Published: 2018-06-22 07:21:44 +0000 UTC; Views: 730; Favourites: 18; Downloads: 5
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Description when the dead do walk
seek water's run 
for this the dead will always shun
when water fails thee
then fire's thy friend
if neither guards 
then it shall be thy end


The Abhorsen trilogy by Garth Nix was formative for me.  I read Sabriel when I was 11 or so, and she was the first strong female character I read.  I loved the world and the descriptions and the characters.  And I also still remember all the bells' names (:
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Comments: 9

Rongstate [2019-06-25 18:43:50 +0000 UTC]

I LOVED Nix growing up!!! I read the Keys to the Kingdom series as well as the Abhorsen books in high school, this brings back so many memories! Awesome job!

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RocCenere In reply to Rongstate [2019-07-07 02:27:33 +0000 UTC]

Thank you (:
I got to refresh my love for the series recently with Goldenhand.  It was a nice way to return to that weird world that he created.

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Rongstate In reply to RocCenere [2019-07-08 16:35:38 +0000 UTC]

I love re-reading books I used to enjoy, sometimes it seems almost new, sometimes it's a nostalgia-filled experience, and sometimes it ends up as a cringe-fest, like "Wait, I told other people to READ this?!" lol


But yeah, I really liked how he built his worlds up. Abhorsen was this kind of natural reveal of more and more about the world and KttK was more of a surprise around every turn as you learned things with the MC, but I thoroughly enjoyed both formats!

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RocCenere In reply to Rongstate [2019-07-14 06:59:14 +0000 UTC]

I must have missed keys to the kingdom, so I should pick it up.  I would like to learn more about the waste-land north of the Old Kingdom.  It is so strange and different.  I would love to be able to sit down with him and just listen to the mythology he has built up around the world.

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Rongstate In reply to RocCenere [2019-07-19 15:04:58 +0000 UTC]

I feel the same way about so many authors! Neil Gaiman is probably the first I'd like to ask though. He has a writing course thing online, but I just don't have time for it at the moment lol. It still blows my mind how much Paloini put into Eragon straight out of high school too. I know it's not the best work I've ever read, but the lore was DEEP for a total newbie.

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MopMaster [2018-06-22 16:19:40 +0000 UTC]

I might have to check that out.

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RocCenere In reply to MopMaster [2018-06-23 11:00:33 +0000 UTC]

The book is Sabriel by Garth Nix.  Would recommend (:

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Silval58 [2018-06-22 15:57:36 +0000 UTC]

I loved this set when I was in middle school! I especially adored the spell-bell-dog-friend thing.

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RocCenere In reply to Silval58 [2018-06-23 11:00:50 +0000 UTC]

Oh I did too, I loved her character (:

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