Book description
The cold stone of Ancelstierre's boarding school clung to Sabriel's bones. Safe. Predictable. Until the Abhorsen-her father-vanished. Not just gone. Gone. Leaving only silence where the hum of his power should have been. Now, the line between living and dead isn't just thin. It's shattered. And Sabriel, raised far from the Old Kingdom's bone-deep magic, must step through the crack.
This isn't just fantasy. It's a knife to the throat. Garth Nix doesn't build worlds; he carves them into your skin. The Old Kingdom breathes with a wrongness-where Free Magic twists the air and the Dead refuse to stay buried. You hear it in the audiobook: the drag of chains in the dark, the whisper of a name spoken by something that shouldn't know it, the terrifying silence where a guardian's voice should be. That silence? It's louder than any scream.
The narrator doesn't just tell you Sabriel's fear. You feel it. The tremor in her voice when she says, "Father," the way her breath catches as she steps past the boundary. This isn't reading; it's living the dread. You hear the creak of the old gate, the distant, guttural groan of a creature that shouldn't exist, the chilling click of a necromancer's knife. Every sound is a needle pricking your skin, pulling you deeper into that unsettling space where life and death bleed together.
Sabriel isn't a chosen one. She's a girl with a father's legacy she never asked for, thrust into a world where her own magic is a dangerous, untamed thing. The audiobook makes her struggle visceral. When she summons a Charter Magic sigil, you hear the strain in her voice, the effort that feels like cracking bone. When she faces the Dead, the audio design doesn't just describe-they hiss, they whisper, they pull. You don't just know they're there. You feel their cold breath on your neck.
Nix's genius is making the mundane terrifying. The quiet horror of a missing father. The terror of stepping into a world where the rules are written in blood and bone. The audiobook amplifies this. It's not just sound; it's atmosphere thick enough to choke on. The Old Kingdom isn't a place. It's a presence. And it's watching. Always watching.
This isn't background noise. This is the sound of a world unraveling, and you're right there in the middle of it. The Abhorsen's missing power isn't just a plot point-it's a void that echoes in your bones. You hear Sabriel's determination crack, the fear beneath the resolve. The audiobook doesn't just tell you the Dead won't stay dead. It makes you know they're coming. And they're closer than you think.
Forget the safety of Ancelstierre. This is where the real world ends, and the terrifying, beautiful, utterly necessary fight begins. The dead aren't just walking. They're listening. And the first book in this masterpiece? It's the sound of the line between life and death finally, irrevocably, breaking. You won't just hear it. You'll feel it.
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Heartbreaker
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Guillotine
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Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience