Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War

I didn’t think it was possible to get better than the first book in the series but this one beats it by so much that it’s hard to believe. What Barker had created with the Abarat is beyond spectacular. I want to immerse myself in it forever and never leave it’s pages, just basking in the glory that......more

Actual rating is 3.5 stars. This is the second book of a series and the first book must be read before this novel. In this one we pick up the action immediately where we left off from the first book. Candy is still in Abarat and Carrion is still chasing her. If I had to use one word to describe this b......more

Όταν διάβασα το πρώτο βιβλίο του Άμπαρατ είχα καταλήξει ότι αυτό που ενδιέφερε περισσότερο τον Barker συγγράφοντας αυτό το έργο, ήταν να επιδείξει την ζωηρή και χωρίς όρια φαντασία του στις περιγραφές – απίστευτα και αλλοπρόσαλλα όντα και φαντασιακοί, ονειρικοί τόποι χωρίς αρχή και τέλος- αφήνοντας......more

Scary, exciting, weird, adventurous, awesome and so many things that describe just how brilliant and horrifying this book really is! After I had finished reading Clive Barker’s first “Abarat” book, I was just dying to read more of this fantastic and scary world that our heroine, Candy Quackenbush......more