The Fatal Gate
core novel 2017 The Three Worlds Cycle
Record
| First published | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.26 (171 ratings, collected 2026-10-09) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780316386906 |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Synopsis
The cruel Merdrun, the greatest warriors in the void, have invaded Santhenar, but their portal backfired and stranded them on the tropical Isle of Gwine, where they are desperately trying to regain contact with the summon stone so they can reopen the portal and begin the slaughter of humanity. Llian, hurled through another portal, sees the summon stone wake and knows that the allies have only one chance to destroy the Merdrun, and that it will take an alchemical quest that has always ended in ruin, a mad invasion in untested sky ships flown by untrained pilots, and the most unequal battle in all the Histories. Karan and Sulien, meanwhile, face the consequences of the girl's dangerous gift and the Merdrun's determination to kill her. The second volume of the quartet.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Three Worlds Cycle
- Series: The Gates of Good and Evil core; position 2 of 4 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Ian Irvine
Notes
- From the series record (The Gates of Good and Evil): The fourth Three Worlds series and the direct sequel to The View from the Mirror: Karan and Llian, and their gifted daughter Sulien, against the Merdrun, warriors from the void called to Santhenar by a waking summon stone. The final volume is presented as concluding the whole Three Worlds sequence.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series The Gates of Good and Evil: position 2 of 4: previous The Summon Stone (2016) · next The Perilous Tower (2020)
- Internal chronology, within The Three Worlds Cycle: position 8 of 15: previous The Curse on the Chosen (2007) · next Dark is the Moon (1999)
Sources
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