Days of magic, nights of war

Barker, Clive 1952- (Author).

Summary: Candy Quackenbush's adventures in the Abarat continue as she makes a startling realization as to who she is, and the forces of Night begin plans for war.

Record details

ISBN: 9780062029676 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 0062029673 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: electronic resource
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1 online resource (489 p.) : col. ill.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: New York : Joanna Cotler Books, 2004.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Prologue: Hunger -- Part one: Fools, freaks and fugitives: Portrait of girl and geshrat -- What There is to see -- On the parroto parroto -- Scavengers -- Speaking of a word -- Two conversations -- Something of Babilonium -- Life in the theatre -- Again, The criss-cross man -- "The freaks are out! the freaks are out!" -- Part two: Things neglected, things forgotten: Traveling north -- Darkness and anticipation -- Sacbrood -- Lament (the munkee's tale) -- Pursuer -- Wunderkammen -- Star-striker -- Departure -- Life and death in Chicken town -- Malingo alone -- Night conversations -- Death sentence -- Dreamer to dreamer -- Husband and wife -- Fates -- Kaspar is visited -- Abduction -- Summoning -- Part three: Time of monsters -- Captain Converse -- Beasts of Efreet -- News In Nonce -- Events at the threshold -- Visit to Marapozsa Street -- Secrets and meatloaf -- Two in nineteen -- Bridegroom unearthed -- Owner of the dead man's house -- Midnight's heart -- Dragon bones -- Tale of Endless partings -- Ambitious conjuration -- High maze -- Dark Denied -- Prince and the beast Boy -- Decision -- Part four: Sea comes to Chickentown: Departures -- Something in the wind -- Stirring the Waters -- Into the hereafter -- Father and Daughter -- Into the Wormwood -- Secrets of secrets -- Warship unmade -- Living and the Dead -- Beginning of the End -- Down and down -- "Never fear . . ." -- Return of the sea.

Source of Description Note:

Description based on print version record.