{"product_id":"sabriel-25th-anniversary-classic-edition-isbn-9780063040502","title":"Sabriel 25th Anniversary Classic Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCelebrate\u003cbr\u003ethe 25\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e anniversary of the globally bestselling Old Kingdom series\u003cbr\u003ewith a special edition of \u003cem\u003eSabriel\u003c\/em\u003e, featuring exclusive content from\u003cbr\u003emaster of fantasy Garth Nix and original cover artwork by Leo and Diane Dillon.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnter the\u003cbr\u003eOld Kingdom, a world of dark secrets and dangerous magic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a\u003cbr\u003echild, Sabriel was sent across the Wall to Ancelstierre to safety. Now eighteen\u003cbr\u003eyears old, she receives a cryptic and desperate message from her father, the\u003cbr\u003eAbhorsen—the magical protector whose task it is to bind and send back to Death\u003cbr\u003ethose who won’t stay Dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFiercely\u003cbr\u003edetermined to help her father, who is perilously trapped in Death, and save him\u003cbr\u003efrom the sinister Free Magic entity that has somehow ensnared him, Sabriel must\u003cbr\u003eprepare to enter Death herself—and find her destiny.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo\u003cbr\u003epreserve life, the Abhorsen must enter death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExclusive content, including an original short story featuring Sabriel, an essay from Garth Nix about his writing process, and photographs of the author's handwritten manuscript, complete this special edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“There\u003cbr\u003eis no joy like returning to the Old Kingdom. Nix sets the standard for\u003cbr\u003efantasy.” —Leigh Bardugo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“One of\u003cbr\u003ethe greatest living fantasy writers. I will never get enough of the Old\u003cbr\u003eKingdom.” —Sarah J. Maas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“\u003cem\u003eSabriel\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eis a winner, a fantasy that reads like realism created with invention,\u003cbr\u003eclarity and intelligence.” —Philip Pullman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“I think Garth Nix has created a really remarkable and persuasive world; and done it in the grand style of heroic romance-with some wonderful twists and turns. His Sabriel is a herione truly worthy of that role.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLloyd Alexander, author of The Black Cauldron\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“By turns rousing, charming and slyly funny, \u003cem\u003eSabriel \u003c\/em\u003eis an engaging tale that slays sexual stereotypes along with its monsters.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Sabriel has a fast pace, drama, vivid descriptions, excitement and humour. Packs of putrefying zombies, too. What more could you want?” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian Unlimited, Susan Price, author of The Sterkarm Handshake\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“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.  I congratulate Garth Nix.  And I look forward to reading his next piece of work.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhilip Pullman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Rich, complex, involving, hard to put down, excellent high fantasy.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Nix has created an ingenious, icy world. The action charges along at a gallop. A page-turner for sure.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eALA Booklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A wonderful new fantasy filled with rich and complex imagery.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Nix’s monsters are scary and repulsive, his sense of humor is downright sneaky, and he puts his heroine through engrossing physical and emotional wringers. 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