Spirit Gate
core novel 2006 Crossroads
Record
| First published | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.59 (4,060 ratings, collected 2026-09-05) |
| Page count | 445 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780765310552 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
Spirit Gate, published by Kate Elliott in 2006, opens the Crossroads trilogy in the land of the Hundred, once overseen by divine Guardians who withdrew from the world generations ago, leaving eagle-riding reeves to keep the peace in their name. As the reeves' authority weakens and a dark, spreading menace threatens the region's fragile order, reeve Joss searches for answers surrounding his lover's unsolved murder, uncovering signs that something old and dangerous is stirring. At the same time, newlyweds Mai and Captain Anji flee into the Hundred after political turmoil in their homeland makes it unsafe for them to stay, hoping to find refuge among strangers. Their arrival, and the brigandage and corruption already unsettling the Hundred, draw both storylines toward a conflict rooted in choices made years before the novel begins.
Where it sits
- Universe: Crossroads
- Series: Crossroads core; position 1 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 1 of 3: next Shadow Gate (2008)
Sources
- Wikipedia: Crossroads (book series)
- https://www.fantasybookreview.co.uk/Kate-Elliott/Spirit-Gate.html
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