The Gorgon's Gaze
core novel 2007 Companions Quartet
Record
| First published | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.10 (3,244 ratings, collected 2026-11-05) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780192766656 |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Synopsis
Connie's relatives want to keep her away from the Society for the Protection of Mythical Creatures, and they send her to stay with her great-aunt in Chartmouth, cut off from the creatures she can talk to. Meanwhile the Society is trying to save Mallins Wood, which is threatened by developers and is home to the last gorgon, a creature that can kill with a single look. Col's difficult mother is the gorgon's Companion, bonded to her, and she is determined to protect her even if it puts her son at risk. When Col is captured by Kullervo, Connie must find a way to rescue him without her great-aunt finding out she has slipped away.
Where it sits
- Universe: Companions Quartet
- Series: Companions Quartet core; position 2 of 4 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Julia Golding
Notes
- From the series record (Companions Quartet): Connie Lionheart, a Universal Companion, protects mythical creatures from the shapeshifter Kullervo.
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 Companions Quartet: position 2 of 4: previous Secret of the Sirens (2006) · next Mines of the Minotaur (2007)
- Internal chronology, within Companions Quartet: position 3 of 5: previous Water Thief (2011) · next Mines of the Minotaur (2007)
Sources
← Companions Quartet dossier · All universes
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