The Sending
core novel 2011 The Obernewtyn Chronicles
Record
| First published | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.11 (3,383 ratings, collected 2026-10-09) |
| Page count | 816 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780670853595 |
| Internal chronology | 6 |
Synopsis
Elspeth Gordie has learned that the time has come to undertake the final leg of her quest, and she knows it will take her far from Obernewtyn, perhaps never to return. The journey to destroy the Beforetime weaponmachines carries her and her companions out of the Land, across the Blacklands and over the sea toward the lands of the Red Queen, where the trail left by the seer Kasanda leads, while the Herder Faction and Ariel race toward the same goal. Originally announced as the series' final volume, The Sending grew into the penultimate book, and was published in North America in two parts, The Sending and The Waking Dragon. Its events are told in Elspeth's first-person voice, as is the whole series.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Obernewtyn Chronicles
- Series: The Obernewtyn Chronicles core; position 6 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 6 of 7: previous The Stone Key (2008) · next The Red Queen (2015)
Sources
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