Post by JankoRaven on Jul 18, 2003 16:21:58 GMT -5
Okay, shooting for a first post here. :o I thought that, instead of starting a Harry Potter thread which would likely eventually lead to bloodshed amidst discussions of the events of book five (0.0;; ) I would start a thread about another young adult series I'm quite fond of. I don't know if the series has a name itself (actually, it's just a trilogy) but the three books are as follows: Sabriel, Lirael, and Abhorsen.
Although I have yet to snag a copy of Abhorsen, which is still relatively new, I thoroughly enjoyed Sabriel and Lirael. The books involve a semi-futuristic world in which magic is trying to exist along side what the world would be like today, except things are kind of falling apart. The lead characters are magicians/mages/whatever that are trained to actually go into death - which in these stories is comprised of a series of waterfalls - and to either banish spirits into it or to retrieve souls out of it. It gets much more complicated than that, but I thought I'd give a general run-down. :3
I personally really enjoy these books (at least the first two >.<;;; ) because they take such a different angle on the magical world. Where it's this wonderful, generally light-hearted thing in many other stories, it's a pretty dark place in these books. Not because it just is by nature, but because of the history within the stories. I also really enjoy the concept of death in them, as well as the spirits and creatures involved. :3
Has anyone reading this trilogy completed Abhorsen? Is it as good as the previous two, by any chance?
Although I have yet to snag a copy of Abhorsen, which is still relatively new, I thoroughly enjoyed Sabriel and Lirael. The books involve a semi-futuristic world in which magic is trying to exist along side what the world would be like today, except things are kind of falling apart. The lead characters are magicians/mages/whatever that are trained to actually go into death - which in these stories is comprised of a series of waterfalls - and to either banish spirits into it or to retrieve souls out of it. It gets much more complicated than that, but I thought I'd give a general run-down. :3
I personally really enjoy these books (at least the first two >.<;;; ) because they take such a different angle on the magical world. Where it's this wonderful, generally light-hearted thing in many other stories, it's a pretty dark place in these books. Not because it just is by nature, but because of the history within the stories. I also really enjoy the concept of death in them, as well as the spirits and creatures involved. :3
Has anyone reading this trilogy completed Abhorsen? Is it as good as the previous two, by any chance?
