Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War - Book Two
School year: Lower 6th, Upper 6th, Year 10, Year 11, Year 8, Year 9
No. of pages 489
Published: 2005
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In "Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War," the second installment of Clive Barker's fantastical series, the stakes are raised as Candy Quackenbush navigates the enigmatic and surreal Abarat. After uncovering dark secrets and magical powers, she faces the looming threat of the sorceress Mater Motley, who seeks to seize the Abarat for her own sinister plans. As war brews across the islands of Abarat, Candy must gather allies and confront both external dangers and her own identity. This richly imaginative tale blends wonder and peril, inviting readers into a world where dreams and nightmares collide. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].
This book is the winner of numerous awards
This book is part of a book series called Abarat .
This book is aimed at children at US 8th grade+.
This book has been graded for interest at 13 years.
There are 489 pages in this book.
It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.
This book was published in 2005 by HarperTrophy .
Clive Barker is an internationally acclaimed writer of horror and science fiction stories.
This book is in the following series:
Abarat
A dazzling fantasy adventure series aimed at YA readers. Abarat is a land of twenty-five islands, each one representing one hour of the day, each one a unique place of adventure and danger (and one mysterious place out of time), all ruled over by the evil Christopher Carrion, Lord of Midnight, and his monstrous grandmother, Mater Motley.
This book has been nominated for the following award:
Bram Stoker Award - Young Readers
This book was recognised in the Young Readers category by the Bram Stoker Award.
