by Clive Barker
The second Abarat book, Days of Magic, Nights of War, is just as spectacular as the first. Complete with hundreds of full-colour illustrations and a lot of storyline, it is again an intimidating read. Christopher Carrion is still chasing after Candy but you don't know why. On the other hand, his grandmother, Mater Motley, is also chasing Candy, but the evil old lady wants to kill her. Candy and her geshrat friend Malingo get separated quickly after eight weeks of travelling together, so Malingo goes on a search to find her. Candy's not an ordinary girl, but she definitely still needs help finding her way around the Abarat.
Remember Henry Murkitt, from the first book? He's a ghost now, haunting his sorrowful little Room Nineteen, and has realized a change in the balance of the world. His wife, Diamanda, who was one of the three magical women stationed in the tower on the Twenty-Fifth Hour, gets killed while trying to help Candy and returns to Chickentown to visit her husband and spread the warning: "Get to higher ground!" Both sense the coming of the Izabella Sea, the magical sea that separates the Abarat from the Hereafter (our world).
I really liked this book, too, and again, it is a childrens' book, so almost anyone with a lot of patience and time on their hands can read it. If you don't have a lot of time, then I'd suggest not starting until you do... these books get really addicting.
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Well, having read this book, I must say, it was as good as the review. There were some problems toward the end (don't use three prepositions in a row!), but they pale in comparison with the good parts of the book. To give this book anything less than the score it deserves just because Clive was tired while typing is just wrong.
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