Gatefather
- Published
- 17 February 2015
- Pages
- 400
- ISBN-13
- 9780765384829
- Type
- novel
About this book
Gatefather closed the trilogy on February 17, 2015, also running 400 pages, as Danny confronts an ancient enemy from beyond the gates threatening both his family and the wider world.
Key facts about Gatefather
Gatefather is a novel by Orson Scott Card. Readers have had it since 17 February 2015. It runs to 400 pages.
Our list holds 1 edition of Gatefather. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780765384829 to find the main one.
Gatefather is book 3 of 3 in the Mither Mages series. The series has 3 published books. However, the series starts with The Lost Gate (2011). It is also the latest book in the series with a full release date.
Additionally, Orson Scott Card writes Ender's Game, Tales of Alvin Maker and Homecoming Saga, plus 5 more series. Those series sit on our science fiction, fantasy and historical fiction shelves. Meanwhile, Master Alvin is the latest published Orson Scott Card book on file, from 28 April 2026.
About Orson Scott Card
Orson Scott Card is an American science fiction author best known for Ender's Game, a 1985 novel following a child military prodigy trained to command Earth's defense against an alien threat, which won both the Hugo and Nebula Awards and remains one of the most widely read science fiction novels of its era, particularly popular as an entry point for younger and reluctant readers. See every Orson Scott Card book in order.
Its place in Mither Mages
Gatefather is book 3 in the Mither Mages series. It follows The Gate Thief. See the full Mither Mages reading order.
Danny North is the only powerless member of a hidden family of minor gods -- descendants of Norse, Greek, and other mythological pantheons, each holding a fragment of real magical power -- who discovers as a teenager that he isn't powerless at all, but something his family has hunted and killed on sight for generations: a gatemage, capable of opening portals between worlds, a power so dangerous it toppled ancient civilizations the last time it existed unchecked. The Lost Gate (2011) follows Danny going on the run…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780765384829