“I was sweating, but the sweat was turning cold on my forehead. I jumped across the ditch of the last terraced field and looked down to where my home had always been. The house was gone.”
Category: Book Reviews
The Top 5: Sabriel by Garth Nix
“You’re going to be leaving us, aren’t you?” the Magistrix said suddenly, as Sabriel replaced the bell and stood up, sword in one hand, bandoleer in the other. ” I just saw it, in the reflection of the bell. You were crossing the Wall…”
“Yes. Into the Old Kingdom,” said Sabriel.
The Top 5: The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
“My father had a face that could stop a clock. I don’t mean that he was ugly or anything; it was a phrase the ChronoGuard used to describe someone who had a power to reduce time to an ultra-slow trickle.”
The Top 5: Night Watch by Terry Pratchett
“Sam Vimes sighed when he heard the scream, but he finished shaving before he did anything about it.”