
I know everyone and their brother has about a million things to on their TBR these days, but I thought I would see if there was interest in doing an Old Kingdom Read-A-Long. (I plan on doing at least Sabriel, but if there is further interest, I’d be willing to continue on through Abhorsen!) I’ve never hosted (or done) a read-a-long before, but I plan on treating it somewhat like a book club? I thought we could read through certain chapters by certain days, and then discuss/answer questions I’ll research/come up with on Fridays. (This might be exactly what a read-a-long is, and if that’s the case, woo!) Anyway, on to the possible schedule.
If you’re interested, please comment below and let me know. I thought we could aim to do this in September, with the schedule for Sabriel as follows:
- Chapters 1 – 10: September 2
- Chapters 11 – 21: September 9
- Chapters 22 – 29: September 16
Sabriel is 491 pages long, but the chapters are quite short. Please speak up if you think this is an unreasonable amount of book to read in a week!
So what’s the book about? Check out the synopsis below:

SABRIEL BY GARTH NIX

Sent to a boarding school in Ancelstierre as a young child, Sabriel has had little experience with the random power of Free Magic or the Dead who refuse to stay dead in the Old Kingdom. But during her final semester, her father, the Abhorsen, goes missing, and Sabriel knows she must enter the Old Kingdom to find him.
With Sabriel, the first installment in the Abhorsen series, Garth Nix exploded onto the fantasy scene as a rising star, in a novel that takes readers to a world where the line between the living and the dead isn’t always clear—and sometimes disappears altogether.

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Of course, any of you that have read the book previously, but don’t want to reread, are still welcome to join in on the discussions!

I’d like to join! I’ve been meaning to read these books.
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I would love to have you!! 🙂 They are some of my favorites.
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This sounds like fun. Count me in!
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Welcome to the readalong!!!
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Thanks! 😊
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Alright, I’m in! 🙂🙂
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YAY! I was hoping you’d join us!!
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Count me in!
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YAY!!! Welcome to the readalong!
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I’d like to join! I’ve owned Sabriel for too long and I need to finally read it😅
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You are absolutely welcome to join! We’re happy to have you!
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Thank you so much!!
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I’d love to join as well, please! I don’t know that I’d be able to make the first meetup due to family vacay time, but can do the last two! It’s about time I start reading these books…they’ve only been around for what seems like forever!
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Yes! My absolute favourite series! I have re-read them so many times, any excuse for another go through!
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Exactly my thoughts!!
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I would love to join! Just got the daphne press limited edition of sabriel too so perfect timing.
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C’mon in! The water’s warm! Welcome to the read-a-long! I got the Daphne Press version, too!!! It’s gorgeous.
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Any excuse for me to do a reread!
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Yay! Welcome to the Read-a-long!!
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I’m interested in joining but also tend to be bad at committing to these things, so count me as tentative I guess. XD
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Hey, pop in when you can. No big deal!
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I’ve never read them although my daughter loved them as a teenager. I did read the prequel, Terciel and Elinor, and really enjoyed that so this is a good excuse to finally read the original.
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Oh, I really hope you enjoy them. They are some of my absolute favorite books, ever.
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