The other day I learned that one of our favourite book series, The Old Kingdom series by Garth Nix, had a new entry released in 2021.

We've been unable to read regularly for a long while now, as reading too much, learning new stuff or taking in new information, is difficult now and can properly burn us out for days or weeks at a time. Especially as the complexity increases.

However, I decided I wanted to have a go at re-reading the series. If successful, I could buy the newest book and give it a try!

Yesterday we started the first book in the series, Sabriel, and managed to read the Prologue + 4 chapters before our brain started to get hurty and we put it down.

Tonight we read another 4 chapters again, before the hurty started.

I think a lot of this is coming down to us having read the books before, several times, so the world, language, and concepts are not new to us, and it is also a YA series so, by its very nature, it is easier to read.

We are feeling quite proud of ourselves for getting as far as we have.

Even if we end up having to stop before we can finish the whole series, it is quite an achievement for us to have read *anything* so far.

#bookstodon #Sabriel #GarthNix #Abhorsen #MECFS #Brainfog #NEISvoid

Cached US Kindle giveaway on bsky: 6 copies of @garthnix's The Old Kingdom Collection: Sabriel, Lirael, Abhorsen, Clariel, over at https://bsky.app/profile/kithrup.bsky.social/post/3ltkgxaqdy22g

#KindleBookGiveaway #GarthNix #TheOldKingdom #Sabriel #Lirael #Abhorsen #Clariel

Sabriel & Mogget

#mastoArt #ArtistsOnMastodon #CreativeToots #fantasyArt #CommissionsOpen #DigitalArt #DigitalPainting #illustration #fantasy #abhorsen #sabriel #mogget

Just finished listening to the #audiobook of #Abhorsen, the third #book in the #OldKingdom series by #GarthNix. It's far from the first time I've read it but it's the first time I've listened to the audio (read by #TimCurry) and it just reinforces how much I love these books. 📚😭😍🔔

Also, with all of the amazing fantasy TV and movies that's happening right now, I don't understand why someone hasn't snapped these ones up!
#reading #amreading

Sabriel themed black metal when?

#blackmetal #abhorsen

Let's see.

Interests:
#Tea
#Chocolate
#Cats
#Weaving
#Fiberarts

#Reading
#ReadingSciFi
#ReadingFantasy
#WatchingSciFi
#WatchingFantasy
#DoctorWho
#StarTrek
#StarWars
#Stargåte
#Sandman
#LotR
#Discworld
#Tortall
#Abhorsen

Favorite authors:
#TamoraPierce
#NeilGaiman
#TerryPratchett
#JaneAusten
#JRRTolkein

In the process of searching for Pocket and cleaning up my room as I go, I found a high school library receipt stashed in a stand for fancy markers. Looks like I was reading the #Abhorsen books.

Also "Boy Apprenticed to an Enchanter", "Wizard in the Tree", and "Dragon's Gold". I don't remember any of those, except possibly Dragon's Gold, which feels vaguely familiar in the way you vaguely remember food poisoning when eating something you avoided for a while. Guessing I didn't like that one.

the woven path
Of Charter
Of Death
the river is deep and long

i missed you friends
The Dog
The Cat
the bells so sweet in song

the blood runs deep
Builders
And King
though the world feels wrong

i hear the call
Kabeth
Saraneth
i march to kadence calm

#Abhorsen #Sabriel #poetry #clear are the bells #in my ears #they're loud #and sweet #and bliss