And as such she must be protected at all costs.īut there’s a lot more evil in the Abarat than just Christopher Carrion. But to do so, they first need to look closure to home for their ultimate rescue. Candy and her band of travelling friends are up against everything now in order to secure a future for the Abarat. The rejoining of the two worlds is imminent, and with it will come great floods across Candy’s home town of Chickentown.

Seeking help from the great dragon slayer (and would-be husband to the deceased Princess Boa), the group plan a desperate rescue attempt to bring back Candy form the evil clutches of Christopher Carrion.īut the tides of the Abarat are approaching the human world. John Mischief and his brothers must work with Malingo the Geshrat in building up the resistance against the increasing presence of the army of Midnight. And at last the capture of the young girl that has tormented the mind of the great Lord of Midnight has now become imminent.

But Carrion’s loyal servant Letheo is close by. With her own magical abilities now becoming more and more apparent, Candy Quackenbush sets her sights on the mysterious Totemix who have remained imprisoned within the Twilight Palace on the island of Scoriae. And so the hideous-old-hag-of-a-sorceress slaves away night and day, sewing together a ferocious army of nightmarish beasts to join the ranks of the Lord of Midnight’s army. Her capture has now become a very personal obsession for the Lord of Midnight.īut unbeknown to him, Carrion’s evil grandmother – Mother Motley, has seen what truly lies in the heart of her grandson. He has become convinced that the girl is the key to the Abarat’s resistance. But Carrion’s increasing frustration at the repeated failure at capturing Candy by his henchmen has now completely consumed the bitter man’s mind. His swarms of insectile Sacbrood will form the perfect cover for the resurrection of the great barbaric destroyers known as the Requiax, who lie in waiting under the vast Sea of Izabella.Ī resistance against Carrion’s army of Midnight is being hastily put together. Meanwhile, the Lord of Midnight – Christopher Carrion, has set forth his despicable plans to create a permanent midnight across the Abarat. Only a few weeks have passed and now Candy Quackenbush, together with her new travelling companion Malingo the Geshrat, have continued their island hopping escapades in the hope of evading the grasp of the notorious master bounty hunter - Otto Houlihan. The book tied with Steve Burt’s short story collection ‘Oddest Yet’ (2004) for the 2004 Bram Stoker Award for Best Work for Young Readers. First published back in October of 2004, ‘Abarat: Days Of Magic, Nights Of War’ formed the second instalment into Clive Barker’s ‘Books of Abarat’ series.

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