Reading order · 3 books · 2002 to 2011 · Set in the Abarat
Abarat Books in Order
The Abarat books are illustrated fantasy novels about Candy Quackenbush, a girl from Minnesota who is swept away to the Abarat, an archipelago of islands where each island is an hour of the day.
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Series facts
- Books
- 3
- Published
- 2002 to 2011
- First book
- Abarat
- Latest
- Abarat: Absolute Midnight (2011)
- Setting
- Set in the Abarat
The reading order
Every Abarat book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
3 books · Set in the Abarat
- 1Abarat2002With Candy QuackenbushCandy Quackenbush is bored with her life in Chickentown, Minnesota.Buy on Amazon
- 2Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War2004With Candy QuackenbushCandy Quackenbush is back in the Abarat, an archipelago of islands each set at a different hour of the day, where war is coming and powerful enemies are hunting her.Buy on Amazon
- 3Abarat: Absolute Midnight2011With Candy QuackenbushThe wicked Mater Motley plans to plunge the Abarat into everlasting darkness, and Candy must stop her.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read the three books in order, starting with Abarat.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Candy Quackenbush | Christopher Carrion |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Abarat | LLead | MMajor |
| 2 Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War | LLead | MMajor |
| 3 Abarat: Absolute Midnight | LLead | MMajor |
Characters in the Abarat books
2 characters from Clive Barker’s chart, with the number of Abarat books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Candy QuackenbushBored girl from Minnesota | 3 | Abarat 2002 |
| Christopher CarrionLord of Midnight | 3 | Abarat 2002 |