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Violence
Some
Fantasy violence and dark creature encounters; Carrion is a genuinely frightening villain
Language
Barely any
Mild language throughout
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Strong psychological content: nightmares as a literal power, the horror of Christopher Carrion's existence, and the strangeness of Abarat create sustained dark intensity
What this book is about
Candy Quackenbush, bored and miserable in Chickentown, Minnesota, discovers a magical sea that appears from nowhere in her town's flat prairie — each of its 25 islands representing a different hour of the day, populated by creatures of extraordinary strangeness. Clive Barker's lavishly illustrated dark fantasy series is more accessible than his adult work but maintains his signature visionary imagination, particularly in the cold horror of the villain Christopher Carrion and his nightmares.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Christopher Carrion as a genuinely frightening dark fantasy villain
Dark supernatural content throughout
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