A review by klord3
The Abhorsen Trilogy, by Garth Nix

4.0

This was a really fun read. It had wonderful character a creative and intriguing setting and a wonderful story. I have only ever read one one other trilogy straight through (the lord of the rings and an unfair comparison). While it lagged a bit at the beginning of the second book, having to re-establish the world and the characters for new readers or those that had read the book years before. The second book picked up speed and launched straight into the third. I found that the attachment, excitement and sadness I usually feel two thirds of the way through an excellent book was magnified as I hit the half way point of the third book, I really didn't want the story to end. This may have also been partly due the writing, as I felt Nix really hit his writing stride part way through the second book. The other high point of this book was the ending, which I will not elaborate on. However, I find so many good books falter with a less than stellar ending. This book did not suffer from this problem and while I was sad to see it end it was a very fitting finish.