Across the Wall (The Keys to the Kingdom, #3.5)

by Garth Nix

A collection of fantasy short stories plus a novella that is set in the world of the Abhorsen trilogy.

• ISBN10: 0060747153
• ISBN13: 9780060747152
• Publish Date: 1 August 2006 (first published 1 January 2005)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: HarperCollins Publishers
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 432
• Language: English

Reviews

[ladygrey]

I don't normally read short fiction, mostly because I want more story and more character development. But [a:Garth Nix|8347|Garth Nix|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1207583754p2/8347.jpg] is a good author and the stories in [b:Across the Wall|47617|Across the Wall A Tale of the Abhorsen and Other Stories|Garth Nix|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1302829636s/47617.jpg|46630] are all interesting. Some of them seem like they are glimmers of stories with so much room to become more. But they're all developed enough and say enough that they don't seem lacking. And some of them fit as short stories very well.

But it's a little bit hard to read so many short stories knowing there isn't enough there to really become engaged by something. So, by the end I was sort of just ready to be done with [b:Across the Wall|47617|Across the Wall A Tale of the Abhorsen and Other Stories|Garth Nix|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1302829636s/47617.jpg|46630], however good the stories were. And these were some of the best short stories I've read.

[wyvernfriend]

Even the stories that I didn't like as much were good, this has several great stories, particularly the Abhorsen story.

Well recommended particularly if you're a fan or looking for a taster.