Abarat

Name: Abarat
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Clive Barker
ISBN: 9780060834722

Author: Clive Barker

Series: Abarat #1

Narrator: Richard Ferrone

Abridged: 11 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 01/18/2005

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Action & Adventure, Fantasy, Humorous, Horror

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

Clive Barker, author of The Thief of Always, delivers an epic battle filled with fantasy and adventure that readers won't want to put down!A journey beyond imagination is about to unfold...It begins in Chickentown, USA. There lives Candy Quackenbush, her heart bursting for some clue as to what her future might hold.When the answer comes, it’s not one she expects.Welcome to the Abarat, a vast archipelago where every island is a different hour of the day. Candy has a place in this extraordinary land: She is here to help save the Abarat from the dark forces that are stirring at its heart—forces older than Time itself, and more evil than anything Candy has ever encountered. She’s a strange heroine, she knows. But this is a strange world.And in the Abarat, all things are possible.Don't miss this first book in Clive Barker's New York Times bestselling Abarat series.

About Clive Barker

Clive Barker is the bestselling author of twenty-two books, including the New York Times bestsellers Abarat; Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War; the Hellraiser and Candyman series, and The Thief of Always. He is also an acclaimed painter, film producer, and director. He lives in Southern California.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Rhea on January 26, 2015

This review is weird to write, because I liked this book. Really, I did! In fact, I shelved it with my "semi-favorites" - I enjoyed it that much. But then I thought about it, and realized that it's glittery, trippy exterior had masked its faults, and that Abarat is worse than it seems. Here's why I l......more

Goodreads review by Mario the lone bookwolf on October 21, 2019

One of these books that stay in mind because they are so uniquely written and perfectly master the genre-mix. It´s a funny trip trough different elements of horror, sci-fi and fantasy from a multitalented writer, director and painter. This man helped the evolution of the horror movie and created meme......more

Goodreads review by EdIsInHell on March 15, 2024

Excellent story by Clive Barker. Well written.......more

Goodreads review by Michelle {Book Hangovers} on October 24, 2018

**** October 25, 2018...... Rereading a Third time, this time listening to the audiobook**** This is the second time I've read this fascinating, imaginative adventure story. It is intensely creative, with characters and a world only the mind of Clive Barker could conjure up. If you'd like to take a jo......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on June 19, 2009

I always tell my students that if Clive Barker weren't so talented, he would be eating people for a living. Though this is a young adult novel, it still has elements of the macabre. Occasionally Barker becomes enthralled by his own imagery, but overall, the plot moves quickly, and you really care ab......more