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Days of Magic, Nights of War, also published as Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War, is a 2004 fantasy novel written and illustrated by British author Clive Barker. It is the second novel in Barker's Abarat series, following Abarat (2002) and preceding Absolute Midnight (2011).

The novel continues the story of Candy Quackenbush, a teenager from Chickentown, Minnesota, who has entered the archipelago of Abarat, a fantastical world in which most islands correspond to a different hour of the day. As Candy discovers that she possesses unexplained magical abilities, Christopher Carrion, ruler of the island of Midnight, prepares for war against the forces of Day.

Like the first novel in the series, Days of Magic, Nights of War is extensively illustrated with paintings by Barker. The book won the 2004 Bram Stoker Award for Best Work for Young Readers, tying with Steve Burt's Oddest Yet.