Abarat Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War, Book 2, (Paperback)

from abergsman

It's not very often that I like the second book in a series more than the first. Whereas the first book in the Abarat series felt like a prologue, Days of Magic, Nights of War really takes off. I liked the first book enough to read this one, and I'm glad I did! The illustrations are amazing (but ...

from Summersoldier

If you read my review of the first book of the Abarat series, you can see me raving like a lunatic. Here, less drool. This book is very consistent with the first: beautiful pictures, great setting, and great characters. The momentum is the only problem. I think Clive Barker (the author) maybe str...

from ArkhamReviews

I found this novel to be a satisfying and compelling follow up to Abarat, but it still had the same flaws as its prequel. Although the novel is rich in detail and highly imaginative, it felt as though it was lacking in terms of plot in places. The first half of the novel (although still enjoyable...

from krau0098

This is the second Abarat book by Clive Barker and starts shortly after where the last one left off. I listened to this book on audio book and, like audio book of Abarat, the audio book was very well done. Once again we follow Candy on her efforts to elude Christopher Carrion. Candy bumps into a ...

from SonicQuack

Now I'm not a huge Barker fan, however I enjoyed the first Abarat book and was looking foward to the continuing adventures of Candy Quackenbush. "Days of Magic, Nights of War" covers another handful of Hours (islands) from the world of Abarat, giving Barker free reign to be inventive, bizzare and...