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Across The Wall: A Tale Of The Abhorsen And Other Stories by Garth Nix
4.0
I bought this to read the short story 'The Creature in the Case' as I started reading [b:Goldenhand|28594830|Goldenhand (Abhorsen, #5)|Garth Nix|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1459724394s/28594830.jpg|42858213] and realised it is set immediately after the short story. It definitely helped make sense of the first few chapters of Goldenhand, although I think you could still read the book without reading the short story because it's all explained in a conversation between Nick and Lirael anyway.
TCITC is actually the only Old Kingdom short story in this collection. The only Garth Nix books I have read are the Old Kingdom series so it was interesting to see him tackle other genres. I particularly enjoyed a re-imagining of Merlin and Nimue's relationship, and a very moving contemporary story of two young boys caught up in an unnamed war.
TCITC is actually the only Old Kingdom short story in this collection. The only Garth Nix books I have read are the Old Kingdom series so it was interesting to see him tackle other genres. I particularly enjoyed a re-imagining of Merlin and Nimue's relationship, and a very moving contemporary story of two young boys caught up in an unnamed war.