Close Kin
core novel 2004 The Hollow Kingdom
Record
| First published | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.99 (4,550 ratings, collected 2026-08-21) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780805081091 |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Synopsis
Close Kin, the second book in Clare B. Dunkle's Hollow Kingdom trilogy, is set some years after the first novel and follows Emily and the goblin-raised Seylin. When Emily fails to respond to a marriage proposal, Seylin sets off to find his own people, the elves, and Emily follows him on a journey that uncovers hidden prejudices between the goblin and elf worlds. Seylin, who appears elvish despite his goblin upbringing, must confront the elves' mistreatment of their own kind, including the abused elf Sable and the tribe's leader Thorn, while Emily navigates her place between two very different societies and the misunderstandings that have kept them apart.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Hollow Kingdom
- Series: The Hollow Kingdom Trilogy core; position 2 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Clare B. Dunkle
Notes
- From the series record (The Hollow Kingdom Trilogy): A young-adult trilogy about a goblin king who claims a human bride.
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 Hollow Kingdom Trilogy: position 2 of 3: previous The Hollow Kingdom (2003) · next In the Coils of the Snake (2005)
Sources
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