Australian writer Garth Nix was weaned on fantasy novels; it is no coincidence he grew up to write such popular titles as Sabriel and Shade's Children. "My mother was reading The Lord of the Rings when she was pregnant with me," Nix told Authors and Arti...
A compelling fantasy has for a heroine Sabriel, the daughter of the Abhorsen, the necromancer whose duty is to protect the Old Kingdom: unlike other mages, he has the power to bind the dead as well as to bring the dead back to life....
