• Sabriel

  • By: Garth Nix
  • Narrated by: Tim Curry
  • Length: 10 hrs and 43 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (8,183 ratings)

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Sabriel

By: Garth Nix
Narrated by: Tim Curry
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Publisher's summary

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. But now her father, the Mage Abhorsen, is missing, and to find him Sabriel must cross back into that world.

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.

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.

A tale of dark secrets, deep love and dangerous magic, Sabriel introduces Garth Nix as an exceptional new talent.

Don't miss books two and three of this trilogy! Lirael: Daughter of the Clayr and Abhorsen.
©1995 Garth Nix (P)2002 Random House, Inc., Listening Library, An Imprint Of The Random House Audio Publishing Group

Critic reviews

"It's an epic journey in a world as richly realized as Middle-earth and much darker and bloodier than Harry's trials at Hogwarts...Tim Curry brings authority to the reading, grounding the fantastic elements with nuance of character and depth of emotion. (AudioFile)
"Rich, complex, involving, hard to put down, this first novel...is excellent high fantasy." (Publishers Weekly)
"A page-turner for sure." (Booklist)

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Excellent performance

I love this book. It's one of my favorite series by Garth Nix, and Tim Curry is an excellent reader.

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Great listen!

Tim Curry is a magnificent storyteller! The story is enthralling and there is VERY great world woven with words.

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Fantastic, with one major drawback

The performance is great. The story is great. The chapter listing/navigation is not remotely accurate, and it was so frustrating. For those of us who use the sleep timer to end of chapter, it kinda sucks. I would still recommend this book, but just be aware of that.

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still one of my favorite books.

loved this book when I read it my first time in highschool and I still love it now. Tim Curry does an amazing job of getting the characters personality.

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Wonderful book and performances!

An amazing story of magic and Adventure that is brought to life by Tim Curry's incredible voice acting. Garth Nix gives us a refreshing on Magic expertly weaves it into a world of realistic people and modern machines.

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Tim Curry is amazing

A fantastic fantasy story brilliantly narrated by Tim Curry. His ability to truly capture character voices is just incredible.

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Duty

I have a tell me to get these book saying I would love them. I bought them a while back but always had a book I wanted to listen to first. Finally I got to this book and started it on Tuesday. Saturday I finished it as soon as I finished doing my home work. Every free minute I had I was listening to this book.

Most books I have read Necromancy is a evil magic, raising the dead and controlling them and making them follow your will. Here Sabriel is trained in the art of Necromancy to put the dead to rest. A interesting twist with the fight to stop the dead.

Tim Curry is the narrator here and he happens to be one of my favorite actors. From Home Alone 2 to Annie. He makes it so this story comes to life. adding to the magic of the world.

I love and recommend this book to anyone who loves fantasy.

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Great and Creative

I can't believe how good this was. I recommend this to anyone especially women who are looking for great YA girl fiction.

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loved it

I absolutely loved this book. I can't believe it took me so long to listen to it!

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Tim Curry as narrator? Yes Please!!

The story is very well written! It has beautiful imagery and well developed characters. Add this one to Tim Curry's great performances.

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