The Stone Key
core novel 2008 The Obernewtyn Chronicles
Record
| First published | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.19 (4,574 ratings, collected 2026-10-09) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780143009436 |
| Internal chronology | 5 |
Synopsis
With the Council overthrown and the Misfits accepted, at least in law, Elspeth Gordie can at last turn to her secret task, but the rebels' victory has left the Land unsettled and the Herder Faction still powerful on the west coast. Her quest to find and destroy the Beforetime weaponmachines leads her to need the stone key that will open the way, and to a perilous journey across the sea to the Herder Isle, stronghold of the Faction and of the man she has come to fear most, Ariel, who has his own designs on the Beforetime's legacy. Published in Australia as one volume and split in North America and the UK into Wavesong and The Stone Key, the fifth novel was shortlisted for the Aurealis Award for young-adult fiction.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Obernewtyn Chronicles
- Series: The Obernewtyn Chronicles core; position 5 of 7 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Isobelle Carmody
Awards (verified)
- Aurealis Award (Best Young Adult Novel), 2008: nominated; Shortlisted.
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 5 of 7: previous The Keeping Place (1999) · next The Sending (2011)
Sources
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