These living Dead are raised by Necromancers, diviners of the dead who roam the Old Kingdom or live in Death, using Hands to do their bidding. Since the fall of the Royal Family, dangerous entities roam, ranging from the undead to powerful sorcerers and Free Magic elementals.
Near the border some magic crosses the Wall, especially on days when the wind is blowing out of the Old Kingdom. The novel is set in two neighbouring fictional countries: To the South lies Ancelstierre, which has a technology level and society similar to that of early-20th century Australia, and to the North lies the Old Kingdom, where both Free magic and Charter Magic exist-a fact officially denied by the government of Ancelstierre and disbelieved by most of Ancelstierre's inhabitants. It is the first in his Old Kingdom series, followed by Lirael, Abhorsen, Clariel, Goldenhand, and Terciel and Elinor.
Sabriel is a fantasy novel by Garth Nix, first published in 1995. ©1995 Garth Nix (P)2002 Random House, Inc.Print ( Hardcover & Paperback) and ( audio-CD & e-book)
With threats on all sides and only each other to trust, the three must travel deep into the Old Kingdom, toward a battle that will pit them against the true forces of life and death, and bring Sabriel face-to-face with her own hidden destiny.Ī tale of dark secrets, deep love and dangerous magic, Sabriel introduces Garth Nix as an exceptional new talent. Though her journey begins alone, she soon finds companions: Mogget, whose seemingly harmless feline form hides a powerful and perhaps malevolent spirit and Touchstone, a young Charter Mage long imprisoned by magic, now free in body but still trapped by painful memories. But now her father, the Mage Abhorsen, is missing, and to find him Sabriel must cross back into that world. Ever since she was a tiny child, 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.
0 kommentar(er)
