The Goblin Gate - Hardcover

Bell, Hilari

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0061651028 ISBN 13: 9780061651021

Publisher: HarperTeen, 2010

Synopsis

Jeriah's brother, Tobin, is in terrible danger.

He's willingly crossed over to the Otherworld with a hedgewitchnamed Makenna and her legion of goblins. What Tobin doesn’t know is that the Otherworld is a perilous dimension thatleeches magic from those who have it—and life from those who don’t. In order to save his brother, Jeriah must find a way to open a mystical gate between the worlds.

Searching for the key to rescue Tobin from the clutches of the Otherworld, Jeriah is thrust into a tangled web of politicalintrigue as he uncovers a dangerous secret that could change the fate of an entire kingdom. Now he must get help from the very beings he’s been taught to hate—the mischievous goblins. Meanwhile, the clock is ticking for Tobin. . . .

Hilari Bell’s enthralling fantasy adventure tests the bonds of magic, love, and loyalty in an unforgettable follow-up to The Goblin Wood that will leave readers breathless as they race to find out what high-stakes consequences await its hero.

About this title

From the Author:

G. Gate is part of a chain of books, with a long history for me.  When I first wrote Goblin Wood, a long time ago, I barely managed to get my main characters out of the fix they were in.  Then I wrote The Goblin Gate (whose working title for years was just Jeriah) in which Tobin's brother, who had dragged Tobin into this mess in the first place, has to deal with the villain Tobin and Makenna left behind, alive, and in charge of the Realm.  (What kind of heroes let the villain win!)  Then I was going to write a third book where all three of them, and their goblin friends, have to work together to stop the barbarian invasion which is the root cause of the problem in all three books.  And I wrote all the way to the end of book two before I realized that I didn't really know how they could stop the barbarians.  So a couple of years ago, when my editor gently suggested that it was time to FINISH THAT STORY, at first I said no.  OK, I thought "no," but you don't just say "no" to editors.  What I actually said was, "Let me think about it."  And I thought about it, and thought about it, and after a few days I realized that I had finally become a good enough writer to write that third book.  So in Goblin Gate Jeriah has to tackle Master Lazur (best villain I ever created) all by himself--with some help from the goblins who were left behind, of course.  And in book three, they all take on a problem so big that I couldn't solve it 6 years ago.  (And I'm the author!)

About the Author:

Hilari Bell used to work as a reference librarian, but she now writes science fiction and fantasy for kids and teens from her home base in Denver, Colorado.Hilari’s favorite activity is camping, when she spends all her time reading and hiking. She says, “Camping is the only time I can get in enough reading. Well, I take that back—when it comes to reading, there’s no such thing as enough.”

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperTeen
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0061651028
• ISBN 13: 9780061651021
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 384