Book rec: SABRIEL by Garth Nix

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"Does the walker choose the path, or the path the walker?"

This episode is partly celebration of one of my favorite female characters and partly a series recommendation for the Old Kingdom series by Garth Nix. Sabriel is a heroine whose story I have returned to again and again. She is one of a long line of people called the Abhorsen, who stand against necromancers and sorcerers determined to bring armies of the Dead into life. At 18, Sabriel leaves school to find her father, the current Abhorsen, after he goes missing. Armed with a sword and seven bells, she crosses the Wall into the Old Kingdom and begins her search -- both in Life, and in Death.

I figured it's appropriate on International Women's Day to highlight one of the coolest characters I've come across! Sabriel knows her power, she knows what she has to do, and she does it. She's smart and determined and witty and strong. Quite simply, she's badass. I hope you'll think so too!

Here's a link to the cover of Sabriel that hooked me all those years ago as a kid in the library!