![]() ![]() He hadn't wanted to at the time, but the Hag said it was for the best. The whole time he was thinking about Boa. "Well first we have to figure out how to get off this island." Candy said.Ĭarrion walked on and on. "I guess we could try to look for him." Candy said. "Maybe he is, maybe he isn't I don't know." Boa said. The last time she had seen Carrion was in the Hereafter in her parents bedroom on his deathbed. "Ummm.I was thinking that he could be alive." Boa said. He had tried to murder her only to find out from the Hag that Boa's soul was inside her. "Ummm.I was just thinking." here her voiced trailed off. Candy and Boa could communicate with one another on occasion but only when the Princess wanted to make herself known. So Candy had the Princess's soul inside her. The three woman found Candy's mother and put the soul of Boa inside her. Before she was born, three woman of the Fantomaya-Diamanda, Joephi and Mespa-had ventured from the Abarat and the Hereafter looking for a hiding spot for the soul of Princess Boa, whose murdered remains were in the Nonce. Well she kind of had split personalities you could say. Zetheks were cawing in the distance.Ĭandy Quackenbush was on an island. I uh want to be alone." the Lord of Midnight responded. "Ummm.can I come with you?" the boy asked. Just talking a walk I guess." Carrion replied. "Where are you going Lord?" asked a familiar voice. Carrion proceded down the stairs and out into the cold Night. The Hag shrugged then went on with her sewing. "Ummm.I was uh.just thinking about someon-er uh something." Carrion corrected himself. "Why were you sighing, child?" she asked. She knew he was thinking of his love, Boa, or Princess Boa. ![]() Carrion stopped sighing for a moment, and sensing that the Hag was watching him, turned around. His grandmother, Mater Motley, watched as her grandson sighed. Christopher Carrion was standing at a window in Dead Man's house sighing. It was just another day, or Night I should say, in Gorgossium. There seems to be no end to Barker’s ever-expanding idiosyncratic vision, and for that, fantasy fans of all ages can be grateful.WARNING! Story contains mild weight gain. As in Abarat, Clive Barker's full-colored, organic illustrations of Abarat’s inhabitants stalk and swim across the pages like a Stephen King-meets-Dr. But teen readers who have been waiting breathlessly for Candy’s return are rewarded with a stunning sequel that reveals her true identity at the novel’s smashing climax. Candy, aided and abetted by a host of colorful new characters, including Malingo (the affable geshrat she rescued in Book One), continues to dodge Carrion’s hired assassins, as forces gather on both sides of Day and Night to prepare for the inevitable war between the Hours.ĭays of Magic, Nights of War is a true series book-those who have not traveled to Abarat before will have a difficult time picking up the threads of Barker’s complex mythical opus without having read the first installment. Candy Quakenbush is still on the run from the Lord of Midnight, Christopher Carrion, who plans to establish a Permanent Midnight throughout the 25 islanads that make up Abarat. The eagerly anticipated second volume of Clive Barker’s four part fantasy series, Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War, picks up right where the highly praised first novel leaves off.
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