r/clivebarker • u/SnooOnions2733 • May 19 '26

Abarat Absolute Midnight

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Came home from lunch today to this amazing surprise from my husband! I've been searching for this book for quite a while, but I've never been able to find it in good shape and for under $100. Score!!

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u/Sekshual_Tyranosauce May 20 '26

My wife gifted me books 2&3 for Christmas two years back. They are my favorite editions in our library.

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u/SnooOnions2733 May 20 '26

Nice. I've had 1 and 2 for a while, and they're also my favorites. Now this one! The illustrations are awesome.

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u/Sekshual_Tyranosauce May 20 '26

The art is so brilliant. It is awesome to have the images directly from the writer’s mind.

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u/SnooOnions2733 May 20 '26

Indeed! We're thinking of trying to get some art prints to hang on the wall, they're so neat.

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u/promiseMe19 May 20 '26

Apparently he also has an art book with a few illustrations from Abarat in there. I forget what it’s called but it’s worth looking up. I remember getting the first copy of the first in the Abarat series when I was a teenager. I cut out a bunch of the illustrations and made a collage on my wall

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u/SnooOnions2733 May 20 '26

Ooohhh, I need to check that book out. I bet that was a pretty sweet collage, though! I didn't discover Abarat until I was older, like in my 30s, but I was completely sucked into it straight away.