Above the Veil
core novel 2001 The Seventh Tower
Record
| First published | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.92 (6,159 ratings, collected 2026-09-13) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780439176859 |
| Internal chronology | 4 |
Synopsis
Above the Veil finds Tal and Milla navigating the Castle's deepening political intrigue while working to understand more about the Veil, the mystical barrier that shields their world and is maintained by seven Keystones set atop each of the Castle's towers. Tal allies with members of the Underfolk, an enslaved population within the Castle known among their own as the Freefolk, in an attempt to reach the top of the Red Tower and secure one of the vital Keystones, facing dangers along the way tied to the Castle's magic. Milla, meanwhile, returns to her home region of Odris and makes a discovery that reshapes her understanding of her own role in the wider conflict, as both storylines push toward a shift in the balance of power between the ruling Chosen and those beneath them.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Seventh Tower
- Series: The Seventh Tower core; position 4 of 6 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Garth Nix
Notes
- From the series record (The Seventh Tower): A completed 6-book middle-grade secondary-world fantasy sequence (Scholastic, 2000-2001), distinct from Garth Nix's Old Kingdom and Keys to the Kingdom universes: an unrelated setting split between the underground Castle and the sunlit surface world Aenir/the Veil.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series The Seventh Tower: position 4 of 6: previous Aenir (2001) · next Into Battle (2001)
Sources
- Reference listing: The Seventh Tower
- Rating-platform listing: The Seventh Tower series
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Above_the_Veil
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