Sabriel

Awards:   Short-listed for ALA (American Library Association) Award 1996 (Australia) Short-listed for Best Book for Young Adults 2003 (Australia) Shortlisted for Ditmar Award for Best Australian Long Fiction 1996. Shortlisted for WH Smith Book Awards: Children's Book of the Year 2003. Winner of Aurealis Award for Excellence in Fiction: Best Fantasy Novel 1995.
Author:   Garth Nix
Publisher:   A&U Children's
Edition:   2nd edition
Volume:   1
ISBN:  

9781743316580


Pages:   392
Publication Date:   27 August 2014
Recommended Age:   From 14 to 18 years
Format:   Paperback
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Sabriel


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Awards

  • Short-listed for ALA (American Library Association) Award 1996 (Australia)
  • Short-listed for Best Book for Young Adults 2003 (Australia)
  • Shortlisted for Ditmar Award for Best Australian Long Fiction 1996.
  • Shortlisted for WH Smith Book Awards: Children's Book of the Year 2003.
  • Winner of Aurealis Award for Excellence in Fiction: Best Fantasy Novel 1995.

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WINNER Aurealis Best Fantasy Novel WINNER Aurealis Best YA Novel SHORT-LISTED Ditmar Award, Best Long Fiction SHORT-LISTED W. H. Smith Book Awards, Children's Book of the Year An American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults She walks in Death with sword and bells... 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. '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 '[A] series of books by Garth Nix that I'm very into.' - MARGOT ROBBIE

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Author:   Garth Nix
Publisher:   A&U Children's
Imprint:   A&U Children
Edition:   2nd edition
Volume:   1
Weight:   0.342kg
ISBN:  

9781743316580


ISBN 10:   1743316585
Pages:   392
Publication Date:   27 August 2014
Recommended Age:   From 14 to 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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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


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Garth Nix has been a full-time writer since 2001, but has also worked as a literary agent, marketing consultant, book editor, book publicist, book sales representative, bookseller, and as a part-time soldier in the Australian Army Reserve. Garth's books include: the YA fantasy Old Kingdom series, including Sabriel, Lirael, Abhorsen, Clariel and Goldenhand; SF novels Shade's Children and A Confusion of Princes; and a Regency romance with magic, Newt's Emerald. His fantasy novels for children include The Ragwitch, the six books of The Seventh Tower sequence, The Keys to the Kingdom series and others. He has co-written several books with Sean Williams, including the Troubletwisters series and the forthcoming Have Sword, Will Travel. More than five million copies of his books have been sold around the world, they have appeared on the bestseller lists of The New York Times, Publishers Weekly and USA Today and his work has been translated into 42 languages. His most recent book, Frogkisser!, is now being developed as a film by Twentieth Century Fox/Blue Sky Animation. www.garthnix.com facebook.com/garthnix Twitter @garthnix

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