Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War

De: Clive Barker

Narrado por: Richard Ferrone

Clive Barker, author of The Thief of Always, delivers an epic battle filled with fantasy and adventure that readers won't want to put down!

All things in their time . . .

Candy Quackenbush's adventures in the Abarat are getting stranger by the hour. Why has the Lord of Midnight sent his henchman after her? Why can she suddenly speak words of magic? Why is this world familiar?

Candy and her companions must solve the mystery of her past before the forces of Night and Day clash and Absolute Midnight descends upon the islands.

A final war is about to begin. . . .

Don't miss this second book in Clive Barker's New York Times bestselling Abarat series.

©2004 Clive Barker; (P)2004 HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.

Imaginative but predictable

This sequel picks up where the first book, Abarat, left off. I would recommend reading the first book before this one. Candy Quackenbush continues to travel without much guidance or reason to many different islands. She meets many new and interesting characters and puts her life in jeopardy on several occasions. Meanwhile, she is slowly (and I mean slowly!) discovering what purpose she really has with the Abarat. You should know this is only book two of a four part series; however, the last two books have yet to be published. Like book one, it ends with much still to be resolved. I doubt I’ll read or listen to anymore of this series. It was interesting enough, but the predictability of this story became its undoing for me. I am a big Clive Barker fan, but this is not his best work.

Even better than the first one!

I liked the first one, but boy did I like the second one. blew my mind. can't wait to begin the last of the series.

childhood favorite

easily my favorite book, and I feel like the voice person did very well with the characters.

This was better than the 1st. 2nd of 3

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

I've never met a book I didn't like. Even the worst are time well spent. It broadens your view of your world or theirs. Either way it's a new experience. The best of them wrap you in a bubble and trap you in their world. It's the thing that all readers search for. This book was better than the first. The characters gave up more of themselves, their worlds, their ambitions. Some of the questions raised in the first book. Although this still isn't living up to Mr. Barkers other works that I've read.

Would you recommend Abarat to your friends? Why or why not?

Yes, it's a journey. You may not like all aspects as with any journey; however you can't really judge it until you've arrived at your destination.

What about Richard Ferrone’s performance did you like?

He really breathes life into the characters. He gives real dimension to the characters without making them feel the same.

Do you think Abarat needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS! This series has so much moreto offer. I want candy to grow into her potential. I want to see more of the Abarat. I want to know all about the Abaratarata lol, probably mispelled that one. That is one thing I can say as been the same in both book thus far. I want more.

Any additional comments?

I'm willing to stay with this series as I've read others by Mr. Barker and really enjoyed them, so I'm hoping this will end the same.

Almost 10/10

Love this series, but I've been reading it since 2011, and we are only on book 3....I wish Barker could give us some more writting from inside the Abarat!