In the Coils of the Snake
core novel 2005 The Hollow Kingdom
Record
| First published | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.08 (4,353 ratings, collected 2026-08-21) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780805077476 |
| Internal chronology | 3 |
Synopsis
The closing volume of the Hollow Kingdom trilogy returns to the goblin realm some years after the death of the old king, Marak. Miranda, the human foundling raised in that first book, has spent her whole life being prepared to become the bride of Marak's heir, the young goblin king Catspaw, and the story opens with that long-expected marriage close at hand. The arrangement is upended when Nir, an elf lord unknown to the goblins, arrives at court proposing his own route to lasting peace between the elf and goblin peoples. His offer forces Catspaw and his advisers to weigh an alliance with the elves against the match Miranda has always expected, and Miranda finds herself drawn into Nir's private plans as the goblins and elves negotiate an uneasy future together.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Hollow Kingdom
- Series: The Hollow Kingdom Trilogy core; position 3 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 3 of 3: previous Close Kin (2004)
Sources
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