Through Gates of Garnet and Gold

New out January 6, 2026

Through Gates of Garnet and Gold

Seanan McGuire

First published 2026

8.08.0 / 10
Score out of 1033 ratingsEarly score · confidence 18%

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About the book

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?

Description: publisher’s blurb via Hardcover

Reading order · Wayward Children

Full order & progress →
Score per volume9 volumes on a timeline, 2016 to 2026 · Best-rated volume: Lost in the Moment and Found
  1. Every Heart a Doorway
    Every Heart a Doorway2016 · 778 ratingsStart here
    8.08.0 / 10
  2. Down Among the Sticks and Bones
    Down Among the Sticks and Bones2017 · 397 ratings
    8.28.2 / 10
  3. Beneath the Sugar Sky
    Beneath the Sugar Sky2018 · 310 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  4. In an Absent Dream
    In an Absent Dream2019 · 246 ratings
    8.28.2 / 10
  5. Come Tumbling Down
    Come Tumbling Down2020 · 214 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  6. Across the Green Grass Fields
    Across the Green Grass Fields2021 · 172 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  7. Where the Drowned Girls Go
    Where the Drowned Girls Go2022 · 145 ratings
    8.28.2 / 10
  8. Lost in the Moment and Found
    Lost in the Moment and Found2023 · 126 ratings
    8.38.3 / 10
  9. Through Gates of Garnet and Gold
    Through Gates of Garnet and Gold2026 · 33 ratingsThis book
    8.08.0 / 10

Where the score comes from

The sources average 8.0 across 33 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 18% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Rankings average of 7.8. That is how 8.0 comes out.

SourceAverageRatingsWeight
Hardcover8.033 100%

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