A review by marimoose
Across the Wall: A Tale of the Abhorsen and Other Stories by Garth Nix

3.0

For the most part, I liked this book, though I did wish there was more of a glimpse of Lirael and the other Old Kingdom characters. I wished, but it wasn't as if I didn't expect there to be a minimal amount of it. The ending of Abhorsen seemed pretty conclusive to me, and anything further than that might have been overkill (unless, of course, there's a new adventure, I wouldn't mind that!). Nicholas Sayre is fantastic, and I'd always liked him, even in his slightly catatonic state in Abhorsen.

I was actually glad to see he included "Hansel's Eyes" in the collection. That was one of my favorite stories in the compilation A Wolf at the Door. There were some others I wasn't so keen on, but I figured it was a mixed bag to begin with. I did enjoy the second Arthurian story, and his choose-your-own adventure scenarios (though I practically did cheat!).