Shadow Gate
core novel 2008 Crossroads
Record
| First published | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.88 (2,291 ratings, collected 2026-09-05) |
| Page count | 475 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780765310569 |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Synopsis
Shadow Gate, published by Kate Elliott in 2008, is the second novel of the Crossroads trilogy. Having successfully defended the city of Olossi in the previous book, Mai and Anji settle into the difficult work of building a stable community amid the Hundred's ongoing unrest. Meanwhile, the narrative turns to the mysterious Guardians themselves: Marit, a reeve who died before the events of the first book, unexpectedly returns to consciousness as one of these near-divine beings, only to discover that something has gone wrong with the passage into the afterlife she expected. As she encounters other transformed Guardians and begins to piece together what has become of their ancient order, Anji's forces continue working to understand the true nature and intentions of these powerful figures, whose reawakening threatens to upend the fragile peace the Hundred has only just begun to find.
Where it sits
- Universe: Crossroads
- Series: Crossroads core; position 2 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Kate Elliott
Notes
- From the series record (Crossroads): The founding trilogy of the Hundred, following reeve Joss and the exiled couple Mai and Anji as the Hundred's fragile order collapses under a foreign invasion and the return of immortal Guardians.
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 Crossroads: position 2 of 3: previous Spirit Gate (2006) · next Traitors' Gate (2010)
Sources
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