Fantasy Rec

[casfic]

I've not been reading a lot of fantasy lately, but I was prodded into reading The Old Kingdom Trilogy by Garth Nix by my sis, and I'm enthralled. Anyone who enjoyed HP for the universe will love this. Sabriel, the first of the three was originally written as a stand alone novel, and I was impressed that when Nix came to write the other two books (

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[alchemine]

Oh, hell! *throws out two chapters of half-formed story*

It does sound good, though. :-)

[casfic]

It is, very. :)

[loupnoir]

I read the first one and have the second sitting on my "to read" shelf. I thought the whole bell thing was fascinating.

[casfic]

He expands on the bells in the second one, and the Charter Marks, which I find intriuging. And there's a library, where the librarian's equipment consists of a whistle (to call for help) and a sort of automated homing device for use if out of earshot of other librarians. A dangerous place. Kind of like L space.