Sabriel Themes

Sabriel is hovering on the edge of adulthood—eighteen years old and recently graduated from Wyverley College—as Sabriel begins. She's about to transition from a cloistered school existence into...

You knew we were getting to this one, right? Death—a.k.a. the final frontier—is probably the most pervasive theme in Sabriel. It's Sabriel's job to know Death more intimately than anyone else i...

"Does the walker choose the path, or the path the walker?" This question, a quote from the Abhorsen's Book of the Dead, crops up repeatedly in Sabriel's story. On the surface, it would seem that Sa...

What's a fantasy adventure without good versus evil? It's like a birthday party without cake. So like any good fantasy adventure, Sabriel has a diabolical villain who's trying to—dare we say itâ€...

At any given moment, supernatural forces are probably at work in Sabriel's life. Not only does she hail from a land entirely governed by the laws of magic, but she's entangled in an intense battle...

So you just found out your dad's missing. Not only that, but your dad's a powerful sorcerer, so the only thing that could have hurt him has to be even more powerful. Plus your dad deals with the la...

When you're living in a place full of primordial, magical forces, a system of control is crucial. In Sabriel, unchecked magic is not only dangerous—it can be downright deadly, as we see when Free...

If there's one theme that affects nearly every character in Sabriel, it's loss. Sabriel's never known her mother, and the loss of her father is the event that sparks her entire dangerous journey, f...