The Hidden Palace
core novel 2021 The Golem and the Jinni
Record
| First published | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.13 (19,035 ratings, collected 2026-09-14) |
| Page count | 480 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780062468710 |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Synopsis
The Hidden Palace is the sequel to The Golem and the Jinni, reuniting the golem Chava and the jinni Ahmad in New York City in the early twentieth century as their friendship, and the secret of their true natures, continues to shape their lives. Spanning roughly fifteen years across the tenements, workshops and institutions of the Lower East Side, the novel widens its view to a larger cast drawn from the neighborhood's Jewish and Arab immigrant communities, following their efforts to adapt and survive amid the pressures of a rapidly changing city. Chava and Ahmad, shaped by very different instincts and philosophies, must decide what kind of relationship they can sustain and what place, if any, two inhuman beings can carve out for themselves among humans who will never fully know what they are.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Golem and the Jinni
- Series: The Golem and the Jinni core; position 2 of 2 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Helene Wecker
Awards (verified)
- National Jewish Book Award (Book Club), 2021: won
Notes
- From the series record (The Golem and the Jinni): Core Canon = the 2 published novels (Harper, 2013/2021). Book 3, The Gates of Midnight, is announced with a September 15, 2026 publication date but is unpublished as of 2026-08-11 -- isn't counted here yet; watch for its publication.
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 Golem and the Jinni: position 2 of 2: previous The Golem and the Jinni (2013)
Sources
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