''The Goblin Gate'' (2010) is a

young adult A young adult is generally a person in the years following adolescence. Definitions and opinions on what qualifies as a young adult vary, with works such as Erik Erikson's stages of human development significantly influencing the definition of ...

fantasy novel Fantasy literature is literature set in an imaginary universe, often but not always without any locations, events, or people from the real world. Magic, the supernatural and magical creatures are common in many of these imaginary worlds. Fa ...

Hilari Bell Hilari Bell (born 1958) is an American fantasy author. She is the author of several science-fiction and fantasy novels including the critically acclaimed ''Farsala Trilogy''. Bell worked as a reference librarian, but quit in 2005 to write full-t ...

, a sequel to her novel ''

The Goblin Wood ''The Goblin Wood'' is a 2003 teen fantasy novel by Hilari Bell. The American Library Association named it a best book for young adults and a "popular paperback" for young adults in 2004. Plot Makenna is a hedgewitch. Her mother is killed when ...

''. The story picks up immediately after the end of the previous novel with young knight Jeriah trying to save his older brother Tobin from the goblins and the hedgewitch Makenna. After Tobin escorts Makenna to the Otherworld Jeriah learns his brother will soon die due to the magical nature of the world he has fled to. To bring back his brother Jeriah is quickly involved in the complex politics and conspiracies of the Realm.

Reception

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finds that "Suspense is almost painful..." and concludes that "Fantasy readers, male and female alike, will gobble this book up..."

References

External links

The author’s website
2010 American novels American fantasy novels American young adult novels Young adult fantasy novels HarperCollins books {{2010s-ya-fantasy-novel-stub