The Abarat Series In 1995 Clive began painting huge dream-images which were wholly unlike his previous paintings. He began to think of them as the illustrations for a collection of 25 tales; a 'Book of Hours' which would describe all the emotions of a day, hour by hour (with an extra, mystical 25th hour). The Book Of Hours became a whole world - The Abarat - and as the paintings kept coming, so the story grew and grew into a series of four, and then five books... The first volume - called simply Abarat - was published in October 2002 and the second volume - Abarat : Days of Magic, Nights of War - followed in September 2004, with both volumes spreading across the world in foreign language editions. Click on the images below to find out more! Clive is still painting and the canvases for Books Three, Four and Five are currently filling up his house as he writes volume three - Absolute Midnight. Abarat has now been published in over 40 countries - click the globe to see how different it can look... Clive has invented an entire world in writing Abarat - and everything needs a name! Do you know your Waztrill from your Juffet Bird? Can you remember Candy's middle name? Or what Prince Quiffin or Legitimate Eddie look like? Worry not and click on the words below, for the Abaratian Lexicon holds the answers! Where is when? Can you remember which island is at which hour..? Here is your key to the islands: The Beautiful Moment - Home page This page has been created for information and entertainment purposes only. All quotes remain the copyright of the original owners.