The Golden Swift
core novel 2022 The Silver Arrow
Record
| First published | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.01 (770 ratings, collected 2026-11-02) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781526647641 |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Synopsis
Kate and Tom are now fully qualified conductors on the Great Secret Intercontinental Railway, a steam-powered network that carries animals to safety. Their uncle Herbert has disappeared, and a worsening climate means more animals need help. Kate has troubles at home too: she did not win the lead in her junior high musical and ended up in the chorus, while her rival Jag was cast as the star. Desperate, she breaks the rules and takes the Silver Arrow on an unauthorized mission to find her uncle and restore balance. She learns that another train, the mysterious Golden Swift, is running on the railway with goals of its own. Her journey runs from the Scottish Highlands to the Australian outback and the Bering Sea floor.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Silver Arrow
- Series: The Silver Arrow core; position 2 of 2 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Lev Grossman
Notes
- First published in the UK by Bloomsbury in July 2022; the US edition from Little, Brown followed in 2023.
- From the series record (The Silver Arrow): Two middle-grade fantasy novels about siblings who run a magical steam train that moves animals to safer homes.
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 Silver Arrow: position 2 of 2: previous The Silver Arrow (2020)
Sources
- Lev Grossman author site
- Bookroo
- Readings (Bloomsbury UK paperback, 5 July 2022)
- Raising Readers (Hachette)
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