This article is about the fantasy novel. For the series, see The Books of Abarat.
Abarat
First edition cover
Author
Clive Barker
Illustrator
Clive Barker
Cover artist
Clive Barker
Language
English
Series
The Books of Abarat
Genre
Fantasy novel
Publisher
HarperCollins
Publication date
1 September 2002
Publication place
United Kingdom
Media type
Print (hardback & paperback)
Pages
418
ISBN
0-06-028092-1
OCLC
49001992
Dewey Decimal
[Fic] 21
LC Class
PZ7.B25046 Ab 2002
Followed by
Days of Magic, Nights of War
Abarat (2002) is a fantasy novel written and illustrated by Clive Barker, the first in Barker's The Books of Abarat series. It is aimed primarily at young adults. The eponymous Abarat is a fictional archipelago which is the setting for the majority of the story.
The title image contains an ambigram, which may indicate that it is derived from the Russian word 'наоборот' meaning 'backwards'.[citation needed] The paintings in the book are done with oils. Barker had already completed 300 paintings before he started working on the first book.[1] By most accounts, Barker realised early that the story he wanted to tell could not be contained in one book.[2] The American Library Association picked Abarat as one of its Best Books for Young Adults.[3]
^Pauley, Kimberly (November 2004). "Authors: Interviews: Clive Barker". YA & Kids Books Central. Archived from the original on 11 February 2009. Retrieved 4 November 2008.
^Winter, Douglas E. (2002). Clive Barker: The Dark Fantastic. Harper Collins. ISBN 0-06-621392-4.
^"2003 Best Books for Young Adults". American Library Association. Archived from the original on 5 May 2009. Retrieved 10 October 2009.
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