The Golden Tree
core novel 2007 Guardians of Ga'Hoole
Record
| First published | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.04 (5,752 ratings, collected 2026-10-27) |
| Internal chronology | 12 |
Synopsis
After Coryn's coronation the Great Tree's leaves stay golden through winter, and many Guardians grow strangely obsessed with the Ember, worshipping it with bizarre rituals. Away on a journey with the band, Coryn discovers that an ancient book of hagsfiend magic has fallen into the hands of the Pure Ones, while back at the Tree Otulissa finds herself imprisoned by the new zealots.
Where it sits
- Universe: Guardians of Ga'Hoole
- Series: Guardians of Ga'Hoole core; position 12 of 16 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Kathryn Lasky
Notes
- From the series record (Guardians of Ga'Hoole): Sixteen novels of Soren, Coryn and the Great Ga'Hoole Tree, 2003-2013.
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 Guardians of Ga'Hoole: position 12 of 16: previous To Be a King (2006) · next The River of Wind (2007)
- Internal chronology, within Guardians of Ga'Hoole: position 24 of 28: previous To Be a King (2006) · next The River of Wind (2007)
Sources
← Guardians of Ga'Hoole dossier · All universes
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