The Gate Thief
- Published
- 19 March 2013
- Pages
- 400
- ISBN-13
- 9781429947039
- Type
- novel
About this book
The Gate Thief followed on March 19, 2013, matching Gatefather's length at 400 pages as Danny discovers he's inherited a millennium's worth of stolen magical power.
Key facts about The Gate Thief
The Gate Thief is a novel by Orson Scott Card. Readers have had it since 19 March 2013. It runs to 400 pages.
Our list holds 1 edition of The Gate Thief. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781429947039 to find the main one.
The Gate Thief is book 2 of 3 in the Mither Mages series. The series has 3 published books. However, the series starts with The Lost Gate (2011). Gatefather is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 17 February 2015.
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
The Gate Thief is book 2 in the Mither Mages series. It follows The Lost Gate. It is followed by Gatefather. 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 9781429947039