A fan-favorite character returns in this action-packed installment of the Hugo Award-winning Wayward Children series.

After Nancy was cast out of the Halls of the Dead and forced to enroll at Eleanor West's School for Wayward Children, she never believed she'd find her door again, and when she did, she didn't look back. She disappeared from the school to resume her place in the Halls, never intending to return.

Years have passed. A darkness has descended on the Halls, and the living statues who populate them are dying at the hands of the already dead. The Lord and Lady who rule the land are helpless to stop the slaughter, forcing Nancy to leave the Halls again, this time on purpose, as she attempts to seek much-needed help from her former schoolmates.

But who would volunteer to quest in a world where the dead roam freely?

And why are the dead so intent on adding to their number?

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Praise for the Wayward Children Series



Winner: 2022 Hugo Award for Best Series

Winner: 2017 Hugo Award

Winner: 2017 Alex Award

Winner: 2017 Locus Award

Winner: 2016 Nebula Award

Nominated: 2017 World Fantasy Award

Nominated: 2017 British Fantasy Award

2016 Otherwise Honor List

“McGuire’s prose is elegant and earnest as ever and she writes especially poignantly about the deep and instinctive longing for home….This stuns.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review on Through Gates of Garnet and Gold

“A mini-masterpiece of portal fantasy — a jewel of a book that deserves to be shelved with Lewis Carroll's and C. S. Lewis' classics” —NPR on Every Heart a Doorway

“The series as a whole has wonderfully internally consistent world building and characters, no matter how far in the background, with complexity and depth.” —Booklist

“A great read for middle and high schoolers who enjoy themes of friendship and family, and a magical world of unicorns and centaurs.” —School Library Journal on Across the Green Grass Fields

“Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire is one of the most extraordinary stories I've ever read.” —V. E. Schwab

“This is another gem from McGuire.” —Publishers Weekly on Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear




About the AuthorSEANAN McGUIRE is the author of the Hugo, Nebula, Alex, and Locus Award–winning Wayward Children series, the October Daye series, the InCryptid series, and other works. She also writes darker fiction as Mira Grant. Seanan lives in Seattle with her cats, a vast collection of creepy dolls, horror movies, and sufficient books to qualify her as a fire hazard. She won the 2010 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, and in 2013 became the first person to appear five times on the same Hugo ballot. In 2022 she managed the same feat, again!
Title: Through Gates of Garnet and Gold
Author(s): Seanan McGuire
Series: Wayward Children
Volume: 11
ISBN: 9781250339416
Copyright 2026
Release Date: January 06, 2026
Publisher: Tor Publishing Group
Countries: United States, Canada | Learn more about available countries
Language: English
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