A sumptuous treat that will capture the imaginations of adults and children alike. The four books of Abarat have been rightly called Clive Barker's Narnia, his Wonderland. And beneath all, it possesses the quicksilver imagination of one of the finest writers at work today. Immensely different from his other works, the Abarat follows the story of a young teenage girl who is tired of living in a place she deems to be the most boring place in the world. The first book of Abarat is a spellbinding adventure for all ages, combining the heartstopping tension of a thriller with the powerful charm of the most enduring fable. Since it features spectacular paintings and brilliant writing, Abarat was selected as one of the Best Books for Young Adults by the American Library Association. In order to prevent this disaster, Candy must find the courage to confront the Lord of Midnight and in doing so come to know who she really is: a revelation which will transform her own understanding of her place in the epic events. As Candy makes her journey between all the islands of the archipelago, she will discover a plot by Christopher Carrion to block out the Sun, Moon and stars to achieve a condition of Permanent Midnight. She has friends there and she has enemies. A land made up of twenty-five islands, each one representing one hour of the day, each one a unique place of adventure and danger (and one mysterious place out of time), all ruled over by the evil Christopher Carrion, Lord of Midnight, and his monstrous grandmother, Mater Motley.Ĭandy Quackenbush, a 16-year old from Chickentown, Minnesota, crosses by accident from our world into Abarat, and discovers she has been there many, many times before.

A dazzling fantasy adventure for all ages, the first of a quartet.Ībarat: an archipelago of amazement and wonder.

The books of abarat