![]() ![]() That night, a creature from Death arrives at Wyverley and delivers the Abhorsen's most prized possessions to Sabriel: a set of necromantic bells and an enchanted sword. When Sabriel's father misses their standing date for a magical long-distance chat though, Sabriel starts to worry. In contrast to the land of the Old Kingdom, which is ruled by Charter Magic, Ancelstierre is a lot more like early 20th-century England-think swords and sorcery vs. Somehow we get the feeling this isn't the last time we'll see Kerrigor, the monster who disappears deep into Death to leave baby Sabriel very much alive.Įighteen years later, Sabriel has grown up to be a successful student at Wyverley College in a place called Ancelstierre. So although Abhorsen can't save Sabriel's mom, who died during childbirth, he ventures into Death to retrieve baby Sabriel from the clutches of a monster in Death's quite literal icy river. ![]() He has the power to walk into Death itself, and send people into (and out of) Death's alternate plane of existence. The Abhorsen is a necromancer, which basically is a wizard who deals with death. Just kidding-though her story would be incredibly short were it not for her father, the Abhorsen. ![]() Baby Sabriel makes a dramatic entrance into the magical world of the Old Kingdom by immediately dying at birth. ![]()
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