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emilyrandolph_epstein 's review for:
Clariel: The Lost Abhorsen
by Garth Nix
I've been a fan of Garth Nix since I was ten. I've read the other Abhorsen Books at least once a year since they first came out. They are some of my favorite books and a couple years ago when I first heard that Nix was working on a prequel, I could hardly contain my excitement. My anticipation only grew the closer and closer it came to Clariel's release date and when the book arrived on my doorstep three days ago I literally jumped around with glee. Once, when I was younger, I might have stayed up all night to finish the book as quickly as possible, but these days I've got commitments, so I restrained my reading to every waking hour.
Sometimes, I get so excited for books or movies that I'm let down when they're finally released and aren't quite what I imagined them to be. Not so with Clariel. With every page turn I grew more excited, re-immersing myself in one of the best worlds ever created in YA fantasy. It was like seeing an old friend and finding that despite all the years and miles between your last meeting that you get on as though you'd never been apart at all. It was wonderful to see the Old Kingdom once more with its Charter Magic and Paperwings and of course the wonderful Mogget and it was over all too soon, except that Nix promises, at the very end, that he is working on another Old Kingdom novel and I couldn't be happier.
I now intend to reread the other Abhorsen books, including The Creature in the Case.
Sometimes, I get so excited for books or movies that I'm let down when they're finally released and aren't quite what I imagined them to be. Not so with Clariel. With every page turn I grew more excited, re-immersing myself in one of the best worlds ever created in YA fantasy. It was like seeing an old friend and finding that despite all the years and miles between your last meeting that you get on as though you'd never been apart at all. It was wonderful to see the Old Kingdom once more with its Charter Magic and Paperwings and of course the wonderful Mogget and it was over all too soon, except that Nix promises, at the very end, that he is working on another Old Kingdom novel and I couldn't be happier.
I now intend to reread the other Abhorsen books, including The Creature in the Case.