Customer Reviews
Gets better as it goes along - By: Ms. C. Boatfield, 11 Jun 2008 
I've already read this entire series. I was in America a couple of years ago & bought alll six books in two volumes. You'll be pleased to that whilst it is not in the same league as the Abhorsen trilogy, it does improve as Garth Nix reveals more of the back story about the Sunstones & the Spiritshadows & the past of the Castle of Seven. The characters develop more & you actuallly begin to care about them & what happens to them. I recommend that even if you're unsure about this one, stick with it, they do get much better
A good start to the series... - By: Julie Pike, 03 Apr 2008 
I agree with the previous reviewer. Despite wishing that it had as much to offer as the Abhorsen trilogy, the story was enough to keep me reading & I read the whole book in one day. It's much thinner than the Abhorsen books & I found myself wishing the series hadn't been cut up into so many different books.
The characters lack some depth. Milla comes across as a blood thirsty teenager, but i'm sure there's more to her than that & this will be revealed in the subsequent books. I doubt someone who can write Sabriel & Lirael so well (as in the Abhorsend trilogy) would give us a one dimensional female character now.
I've seen reviews of the second book & it looks like things rev up quite a lot. Shame we have to wait for October to have it published in the UK. I'm keen to know the next part of the adventure.
I would recommend you buy this book, but perhaps wait until more of the series has come out.
Its reasonable..but not in the same league as Sabriel - By: David McGlade, 31 Mar 2008 I think its a decent premise, but it feels rushed at times & lacking depth. Also, I found it hard to feel empathy with the characters. Hopefully book 2 will beef things up a bit!
