I finally finished the Abhorsen Trilogy by Garth Nix earlier this week. As I mentioned in this post I accidentally started with the second book first. I took a quick detour over to read the first and just finished the third. While I don't recommend this wacko reading order, I have to say that this is one of my favorite series I've read in a while.
I completely recommend them to fans of the fantasy genre or people perhaps looking to dip a toe into the fantasy genre after time away. I feel I need to confess I am not the biggest fan of the fantasy genere. Sci-fi yes. Fantasy no. However, I think this series avoids all of the pitfalls of fantasy (like an over-obvious quest, stupid but battle ready characters and cliché stock world). It actually gives me hope that there is other equally good fantasy series out there in the world that remains to be discovered. I mean I had never even heard of this author or series and the first book was written in 1995!
Have any of you lately tested the waters of a genre you thought wasn't your cup of tea to find you were dead wrong? It wasn't even a recommendation that drove me to this wonderful discovery, it was a random pick off the library shelf. I completely recommend this method for finding something new, but I would warn you to be on the lookout for jumping into the middle of a series.
~Claire Out.
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