Book description
From the author of Abhorsen comes classic fantasy set in a world
dominated by the Ragwitch, a being of sinister, destructive intent.
An ancient spirit wreaks death and destruction on the world that sought
to cripple her powers.
“Julia turned around - and Paul skidded to a stop in shock. He felt like
he'd been winded, struck so hard he couldn't breathe at all. For the
person in front of him wasn't Julia at all, but a hideous mixture of
girl and doll: half flesh, half cloth, and the eyes and face had nothing
of Julia left at all, only the evil features of the doll.”
When Julia finds the ugly doll in the strange ball of feathers on the
beach, Paul instinctively knows that his sister has meddled with
something that is going to cause trouble. But already it's too late -the
power behind the doll already has his sister in its thrall and, later
that night, the Ragwitch claims Julia for its own.
Fighting against his natural urge to run from this hideous being, Paul
is drawn into the creature's own world. Can he save his sister -or even
himself? Praise for Garth Nix
“[Garth Nix is] the coolest read in the playground.” Amanda Craig
"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 intellience." Philip Pullman
“I think Garth Nix has created a really remarkable and persuasive wold,
and done it in the grand style of high fantasy and heroic romance, with
some wonderful twists and turns. His Sabriel is a heroine truly worthy
of that role.” Lloyd Alexander
“By turns rousing, charming and slyly funny, Sabriel is an engaging tale
that slays sexual stereotypes along with its monsters.” San Francisco Chronicle
“What makes LIRAEL a delight is the magic that Nix brings to his story
and to his characters. It is filled with twists and turns, playful
inventiveness and dark magic, and is sure to satisfy his many readers.”
Locus Garth Nix was born in 1963 and grew up in Canberra, Australia.
After taking his degree in professional writing from the University of
Canberra, he worked in a bookshop and then moved to Sydney. There he
sank lower into the morass of the publishing industry, steadily
devolving from sales rep through publicist until in 1991 he became a
senior editor with a major multinational publisher. After a period
travelling in Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Asia in 1993, he left
publishing to work as a marketing communications consultant . In 1999 he
was lured back to the publishing world to become a part-time literary
agent. He now lives in Sydney, a five-minute walk from Coogee Beach,
with his wife Anna, son Thomas and lots of books.
