Barker, Clive Abarat ISBN 13: 9780060522650

Abarat - Softcover

9780060522650: Abarat
View all copies of this ISBN edition:
 
 
Once upon a world
where time is place
a journey beyond imagination
is about to unfold....

It begins in the most boring place in the world: Chickentown, U.S.A. Candy Quackenbush lives in Chickentown, her heart bursting for some clue as to what her future might hold.

When the answer comes, it's not one she expects. Out of nowhere comes a wave, and Candy, led by a man called John Mischief (whose brothers live on the horns on his head), leaps into the surging waters and is carried away.

Where? To the ABARAT: a vast archipelago where every island is a different hour of the day, from the Great Head that sits in the mysterious twilight waters of Eight in the Evening, to the sunlit wonders of Three in the Afternoon, where dragons roam, to the dark terrors of Gorgossium, the island of Midnight, ruled over by the Prince of Midnight himself, Christopher Carrion.

As Candy journeys from one amazing place to another, making fast friends and encountering treacherous foes -- mechanical bugs and giant moths, miraculous cats and men made of mud, a murderous wizard and his terrified slave-she begins to realize something. She has been here before.

Candy has a place in this extraordinary world: she is here to help save the Abarat from the dark forces that are stirring at its heart. Forces older than Time itself, and more evil than anything Candy has ever encountered.

She's a strange heroine, she knows. But this is a strange world.

And in the Abarat, all things are possible.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

Review:
In Abarat, accomplished novelist and artist Clive Barker turns his considerable talents to creating a rich fantasy world for young adults.

Candy Quackenbush is growing up in Chickentown, Minnesota, yearning for more--which she finds, quite unexpectedly, when a man with eight heads appears from nowhere in the middle of the prairie, being chased by something really monstrous. And so begins Candy's epic adventure to the islands of the Abarat. Peopled by all manner of creatures, cultures, and customs, the islands should prove a fertile setting for the series that Barker is calling The Books of Abarat. Candy is an intelligent and likable heroine, and the many supporting characters are deftly drawn, both in words and in the full-color interior art that Barker has produced to give the story an extra dimension.

Abarat delivers the rich and imaginative storytelling that Barker is known for, with less overt horror or violence than one of his adult novels might include. However, Candy's path isn't an easy one, and young adult readers should appreciate the hard choices she must make along the way. --Roz Genessee

About the Author:

Clive Barker is the bestselling author of twenty-two books, including the New York Times bestsellers Abarat; Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War; and The Thief of Always. He is also an acclaimed painter, film producer, and director. For twelve years Mr. Barker has been working on a vast array of paintings to illuminate the text of The Books of Abarat, more than one hundred and twenty-five of which can be found within this volume.

Mr. Barker lives in California. He shares his house with seven dogs, three cockatiels, several undomesticated geckoes, an African gray parrot called Smokey, and a yellow-headed Amazon parrot called Malingo.



Clive Barker is the bestselling author of twenty-two books, including the New York Times bestsellers Abarat; Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War; and The Thief of Always. He is also an acclaimed painter, film producer, and director. For twelve years Mr. Barker has been working on a vast array of paintings to illuminate the text of The Books of Abarat, more than one hundred and twenty-five of which can be found within this volume.

Mr. Barker lives in California. He shares his house with seven dogs, three cockatiels, several undomesticated geckoes, an African gray parrot called Smokey, and a yellow-headed Amazon parrot called Malingo.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

  • PublisherJoanna Cotler Books
  • Publication date2002
  • ISBN 10 0060522658
  • ISBN 13 9780060522650
  • BindingPaperback
  • Edition number1
  • Rating
Buy Used
Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich... Learn more about this copy

Shipping: US$ 9.73
From Germany to U.S.A.

Destination, rates & speeds

Add to Basket

Other Popular Editions of the Same Title

9780062094100: Abarat (Abarat, 1)

Featured Edition

ISBN 10:  ISBN 13:  9780062094100
Publisher: HarperCollins, 2011
Softcover

  • 9780060280925: Abarat (Abarat, 1)

    Harper..., 2002
    Hardcover

  • 9780060596378: Abarat (Abarat, 1)

    Harper..., 2004
    Softcover

  • 9780007100507: Abarat Book 4 (Books of Abarat)

    Harper...
    Hardcover

  • 9780006513704: Abarat

    Voyager, 2004
    Softcover

Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace

Stock Image

Barker, Clive
Published by Joanna Cotler Books (2002)
ISBN 10: 0060522658 ISBN 13: 9780060522650
Used Softcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
medimops
(Berlin, Germany)

Book Description Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present. Seller Inventory # M00060522658-G

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy Used
US$ 13.40
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 9.73
From Germany to U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds