May I say that I approve of a piece that tries to remake the entire puzzle?

I am Abhorsen..." He looked at the baby again and added, almost with a note of surprise, "Father of Sabriel

Clearly the Old One had the capacity to kill - or easily deliver some sort of final ending that sounded remarkably like death.

For all my longer works (i.e. the novels) I write chapter outlines so I can have the pleasure of departing from them later on.

I’m not going,” he said. He held up the Third key like a weapon. Sensing his mood, it grew longer and sharper, till he was holding a trident as long as he was tall... “And anyone who tries to make me is going to suffer.” “Twice,” added the voice under the table.

I certainly have had experiences of a sense of wonder at the world and a feeling that even though it could all be explained rationally, it still feels that there is more to it.

A hundred hundred heartbeats..." whispered Sabriel, tears falling down her face.