Across the Wall

A quick read. It brought me back to one my favorite set of stories. It is too short, and I'd like to have seen more of the magic from”the old kingdom.”

I will admit that “Nicholas Sayre and the Creature in the Case” was my primary reason for picking up this book. I wanted more stories based in the Old Kingdom and/or Ancelstierre. My only real complaint is that the story isn't long enough; I would love to see another novel (or two or three!).

The other stories in the collection are also good. Some I enjoyed more than others, and several of them had me laughing out loud. Definitely a worthwhile read.

PG-13 to R
Death, death, and more death. I don't know what my fascination was, but I read the whole trilogy one after another and then read this. It is an amazing collection of short stories for those who couldn't get enough of the Abhorsen and her mystical world clashing with a more sedate one close to our own. The zombies, monsters, death, and overall vivid accounts of sounds, smells, and sights rate it up there with the PG-13 and R lot. There were often times that I would look up from the book on purpose to remind myself that I wasn't there; I was here, in my apartment, far from zombies, but within running distance of my friend Luke who has a plan for the zombie apocalypse.

Yeah, it was that good.