Emily Windsnap and the Castle in the Mist
core novel 2006 Emily Windsnap
Record
| First published | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.05 (10,956 ratings, collected 2026-09-09) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780763633301 |
| Internal chronology | 3 |
Synopsis
Emily Windsnap and the Castle in the Mist picks up Emily's story as she continues to move between her human life and her mermaid heritage, still adjusting to the demands of belonging to two very different worlds. During an encounter tied to a mysterious, mist-shrouded castle, Emily comes under the effect of an ancient curse whose origins reach back generations. The curse forces her toward a defining decision about her own nature: whether to remain a human girl who can walk on land or to give up that life entirely and become a full mermaid bound to the sea. As Emily investigates the castle and the history behind the curse, she is drawn deeper into questions of loyalty, family, and where she truly belongs, with her closest friends drawn in to help her search for a way through the danger the curse represents.
Where it sits
- Universe: Emily Windsnap
- Series: Emily Windsnap core; position 3 of 10 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Liz Kessler
Notes
- From the series record (Emily Windsnap): A large tier of companion material (early-reader collections, short-story anthologies, boxed-set repackagings) exists alongside these 10 numbered novels; kept out of Core as supplementary, non-numbered material.
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 Emily Windsnap: position 3 of 10: previous Emily Windsnap and the Monster from the Deep (2004) · next Emily Windsnap and the Siren's Secret (2009)
Sources
- Wikipedia — Emily Windsnap
- Liz Kessler's official site
- Northwest Regional Library catalogue (Candlewick first U.S. edition)
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