Monday, May 21, 2007

Across the Wall: A Tale of the Abhorsen and Other Stories


#41
Title: Across the Wall: A Tale of the Abhorsen and Other StoriesAuthor: Garth Nix
Publisher: Eos
Year: 2006
Genre: Young adult fantasy
415 pages

An all right but somewhat disappointing collection from the author of the Abhorsen trilogy. The title is misleading; the novella to which it refers is about Nicholas Sayre and the Abhorsen is not in evidence. It's a fine novella if you've read the triology; without that background, it would be mystifying.

Since plot is Nix's strong point as a writer, his short stories seem especially thin and not particularly noteworthy.  The stories vary in skillfulness and interest. I enjoye

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