The High House
core novel 1998 The Evenmere Chronicles
Record
| First published | 1998 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.06 (683 ratings, collected 2026-11-02) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780446606790 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
Evenmere is a vast, rambling house that contains many worlds and, in a sense, is the whole of creation. Its clocks and lamps keep the universe running, and its Master is charged with keeping order and defending it from enemies at its gates. Carter Anderson, whose father was the Master, was sent away as a boy after his own childish folly endangered the house. He returns to find his father missing, the regalia of the Master lost and the Society of Anarchists stirring. Guided by the house's servants, and meeting oddities such as a dinosaur that rules the attic, Carter must search the endless rooms to find what was lost, and learn whether he is fit to succeed his father.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Evenmere Chronicles
- Series: The Evenmere Chronicles core; position 1 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: James Stoddard
Awards (verified)
- Compton Crook Award (Best first novel), 1999: won
- Mythopoeic Award, 1999: nominated
Notes
- From the series record (The Evenmere Chronicles): Carter Anderson defends the infinite house Evenmere against the Society of Anarchists.
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 Evenmere Chronicles: position 1 of 3: next The False House (1999)
Sources
- Black Gate interview with James Stoddard
- Internet Archive catalogue record
- A Green Man Review
- Black Gate
- Wikipedia: James Stoddard
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