The Ironwood Tree
core novel 2004 The Spiderwick Chronicles
Record
| First published | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.96 (39,950 ratings, collected 2026-08-20) |
| Page count | 114 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780689859397 |
| Internal chronology | 4 |
Synopsis
In The Ironwood Tree, Mallory vanishes without explanation during a fencing tournament, leaving her brothers to discover that she has been placed under an enchanted sleep by a group of dwarves working on behalf of the series' recurring villain, the shapeshifting ogre Mulgarath. As Jared and Simon work to figure out how to wake their sister and secure her safe return, their investigation uncovers further pieces of Mulgarath's broader scheme, revealing that Mallory's abduction is only one part of a larger plan whose full scope the brothers have not yet grasped. The novel deepens the family's understanding of just how far Mulgarath's ambitions, and his reach into the faerie world around their estate, actually extend.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Spiderwick Chronicles
- Series: The Spiderwick Chronicles core; position 4 of 5 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Holly Black
- Author: Tony DiTerlizzi
Notes
- From the series record (The Spiderwick Chronicles): The original five-book middle-grade series, co-created and co-written with illustrator Tony DiTerlizzi, following the Grace children's discovery of a hidden world of faeries and other creatures at Spiderwick Estate.
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 Spiderwick Chronicles: position 4 of 5: previous Lucinda's Secret (2003) · next The Wrath of Mulgarath (2004)
Sources
- Holly Black - Wikipedia
- Holly Black's own complete bibliography page
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spiderwick_Chronicles
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