If you loved
Books like Sabriel
Sabriel by Garth Nix: what to read next, and why.
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A Wizard of Earthsea Another classic where magic has rules and costs, told in a calm, spare style.
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Coraline A shorter, younger book with the same delicious creepiness around the edge of another world.
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Ninth House Adult, grittier and full of ghosts and secret rites, for readers who want the dark side turned up.