by Garth Nix
First published 2001
Sabriel has lived her whole life outside the Old Kingdom, where the dead refuse to stay buried. But when her necromancer father vanishes, she must cross into this treacherous world, armed only with her wits and a powerful magical bell. Joined by a talking cat spirit and a young mage haunted by his past, Sabriel faces nightmarish horrors and must confront her own hidden powers to rescue her father and prevent a catastrophic war between the living and the dead.
Genres: fiction, adventure, fantasy, young-adult
Vibes: atmospheric, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: chosen-one, fish-out-of-water, found-family
Setting: Old Kingdom
Period: Life and Death
491 pages · Library Binding · HarperTrophy