Close Kin: Book II -- The Hollow Kingdom Trilogy

Clare B. Dunkle

Dec 2006 · Hollow Kingdom Trilogy Book 2 · Sold by Henry Holt and Company (BYR)

About this ebook

The goblin King's face lit up with amusement. "Seylin was proposing marriage to you," he cried, "and you wanted him to change into a cat?"

A thrilling and magical sequel to The Hollow Kingdom

For years Emily has been living happily in the underground goblin kingdom. Now she is old enough to marry, but when her childhood friend Seylin proposes, she doesn't even pay attention.

Devastated, Seylin leaves the kingdom to find his own people: the elves. Emily sets out in search of him. But they accidentally awaken hatreds and prejudices that have slumbered for hundreds of years, and soon two worlds are brought onto a dangerous collision course.

Clare B. Dunkle once again draws readers deep into the magical realm that Newbery-winning author Lloyd Alexander calls "as persuasive as it is remarkable."

Ratings and reviews

I enjoyed the book, but not the ending, in a I think it would have been better without the last chapter. I just don't see Kate neglecting a child that they rescued, to a point to make her hateful. Other than that, it was good. third book is pretty good, with a good ending too.

About the author

Clare B. Dunkle worked for years as a librarian. She wrote both The Hollow Kingdom and Close Kin as a series of letters to her two teenaged daughters, who attend a German boarding school. A native of north Texas, she currently lives in Germany with her family.