The Gates of Twilight
core novel 1996 The World of Vonahr
Record
| First published | 1996 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.68 (262 ratings, collected 2026-10-28) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780553373943 |
| Internal chronology | 3 |
Synopsis
In the sweltering Aveshquian city of ZuLaysa, a land modelled on India under British rule, the native population stirs uneasily under its foreign Vonahrish occupiers, and a revolution is brewing. In a fragile alliance across that divide, Jathondi and Renille are drawn into a whirlwind of rebellion and apocalyptic magic that could shatter the nation and open the long-sealed portal between heaven and earth. Set in the same world as Illusion some years later, the novel was praised as an uncommonly sophisticated fantasy and called her best book since Illusion.
Where it sits
- Universe: The World of Vonahr
- Series: The World of Vonahr core; position 3 of 5 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Paula Volsky
Notes
- From the series record (The World of Vonahr): Five standalone novels set in the same world, readable in any order.
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 World of Vonahr: position 3 of 5: previous The Wolf of Winter (1993) · next The White Tribunal (1997)
Sources
- Wikipedia: Paula Volsky
- Reader ratings: Paula Volsky series page
- Encyclopedia.com: Volsky, Paula
- Publishers Weekly: The Gates of Twilight
- Rising Shadow: The Gates of Twilight (publisher description)
- Locus Index to Science Fiction: Paula Volsky
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