![]() ![]() ![]() In general, if Marie Lu writes a book you should read it. Sabriel is accompanied by a powerful (and potentially evil) spirit condemned to live in the body of a cat and she meets a charming Charter mage by the name of Touchstone-who has reasons of his own to be going to the kingdom of the dead. Sabriel must journey through Garth Nix’s lush and wonderfully wrought world to face ghouls, Mordicants, and other terrifying things to save her father.īut she doesn’t have to face all these horrible, arcane, and powerful creatures alone. ![]() ![]() Over in the Old Kingdom, where magic does work, her father has mysteriously vanished and is trapped on the other side of Death. If you loved reading Harry Potter then Sabriel is going to be one of your next favorite books.Ī young necromancer, Sabriel, is in her final year at Wyverly College where magic doesn’t work. Diana Bishop discovers the ancient alchemical tome “Ashmole 782” in Oxford’s Bodelain Library, she unwittingly summons a magical host of daemons, witches, and a 1,500 year old French vampire who are all very interested in her new book.īecause it holds the secrets of immortality and the story of the Beginning of all things. Hailed as a “sparkling debut” and a “wonderfully imaginative” tale for fans of Harry Potter, a Discovery of Witches is your perfect next read and will be especially delicious for bibliophiles. ![]()
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