The Barren Grounds
core novel 2020 The Misewa Saga
Record
| First published | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.86 (6,104 ratings, collected 2026-10-30) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780735266100 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
Morgan and Eli, two Indigenous children forced away from their families and communities, are brought together in a foster home in Winnipeg, Manitoba. When the two children staple a drawing of Eli’s to a painted-over door in the attic, they accidentally open a portal to Askí, a frozen land of talking animals, where the village of Misewa will starve unless its endless winter can be brought to an end. Drawn into a quest to save Misewa, the two foster children take on a task that could change both worlds, in the opening book of a saga rooted in Cree storytelling.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Misewa Saga
- Series: The Misewa Saga core; position 1 of 6 in the series' recorded order
- Author: David A. Robertson
Notes
- From the series record (The Misewa Saga): Six novels, Puffin Canada and Tundra Books, 2020 to 2025.
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 Misewa Saga: position 1 of 6: next The Great Bear (2021)
Sources
- Wikipedia: The Misewa Saga
- Amazon.ca: The Barren Grounds (Puffin Canada hardcover)
- Tundra Books: cover reveal, The Portal Keeper (series ISBNs)
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