The Keeping Place
core novel 1999 The Obernewtyn Chronicles
Record
| First published | 1999 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.10 (5,792 ratings, collected 2026-10-09) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780140295795 |
| Internal chronology | 4 |
Synopsis
The rebellion against the Council is about to begin, and the Misfits of Obernewtyn have agreed to take part in exchange for the rebels' promise to accept them once it is won. Elspeth Gordie, sent to the lowlands again, has her own reasons for going: the trail of the Seeker's quest leads toward the Keeping Place, where the Beforetime seer Kasanda left signs for the one who must destroy the weaponmachines. As the rebels strike and the Land convulses, Elspeth must navigate the alliance's fragile politics and the Herders' hatred, while at Obernewtyn the comatose girl Dragon's dreams reveal her lost past as the daughter of the Red Queen, a ruler across the sea. Her strong aura gives everyone at the compound nightmares, and the truth behind her coma becomes bound to Elspeth's own destiny.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Obernewtyn Chronicles
- Series: The Obernewtyn Chronicles core; position 4 of 7 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Isobelle Carmody
Notes
- From the series record (The Obernewtyn Chronicles): Isobelle Carmody's seven-book young-adult saga (1987-2015) of Elspeth Gordie, a telepathic Misfit in the post-apocalyptic Land, and the secret community of Misfits at the mountain compound of Obernewtyn. Registered in its Australian seven-volume form; North American and UK editions split The Stone Key (adding Wavesong) and The Sending (adding The Waking Dragon).
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 Obernewtyn Chronicles: position 4 of 7: previous Ashling (1995) · next The Stone Key (2008)
Sources
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