The Three Doors
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The Three Doors is a series of three
Plot
The Golden Door
The first novel in the series follows a young boy named Rye who lives in the
The Silver Door
The second novel continues directly after the events of The Golden Door. The companions travel back to Weld where they leave Faene in the safety of the keep with the Warden's daughter, Annocki. They then continue their quest through the silver door which Rye believes Sholto would have chosen due to its mysterious aura. They are transported to 'the Saltings', a rocky environment inhabited by flesh-eating snails. They meet a man called Bones, who leads them to Cap, the leader of a group of survivors. They soon learn of a place called the Harbour operated by the mysterious 'Shadow Lord' which they believe to be where the Skimmers come from; they
The Third Door
The companions travel back to Weld through the silver door where they find the Keep in disarray due to increasing Skimmer attacks and they discover that they were not able to kill all of the Skimmers at the Harbour. They decide to journey through the wooden door to finally put a stop to the attacks. They find themselves within the Fell-zone and soon discover the town of Fell End, whose people have also suffered from Skimmer attacks. While gathering information about the town, Rye notices a monster and rushes to fight it; however he is knocked to the ground, and develops amnesia, forgetting his name and who he is. He is taken in by the chief of the town, named Farr. After recovering his memories, Rye is told a story of three brothers, Annoltis, Malverlain, and Eldannen, whose father once ruled the land of Dorne. After their father's death, Malverlain attacked Annoltis and tried to take the throne for himself; however with Eldannen's help, Annoltis was able to defeat him. Together they exiled Malverlain from Dorne, where over time he became the Shadow Lord. As time passed, Annoltis slowly became more wicked, eventually coming to be known as the tyrant Olt; revoted by what Annoltis had become, Eldannen left with his followers to found the city of Weld. With this information Rye realises that the three doors lead to different time periods: the golden door leads to Dorne's past, the silver door leads to Dorne's future, and the wooden door leads to the present. Rye speculates that the three doors must have been created by Eldannen to show the land he left behind, and to show what effect Olt would have on its future. Rye later discovers that the Skimmers live within the wall that surrounds Weld, using his powers and explosives, he destroys the wall and the Skimmers are driven away. The people of Weld celebrate and plan to remove the wall in its entirety, Rye is hailed as a hero and is proclaimed the new Warden of Weld; however he instead chooses Sonia to be leader, and she reveals that she is the Warden's daughter, not Annocki.
Origin
Author
I'm very interested in the idea of choices, the choices you make makes such a difference in your life, you could decide to go down one road and you might meet a friend who you'll have all your life, or on the other hand, you might fall over and break a leg and not be able to go into that basketball competition... but there can be much bigger choices than that, and fairytales of course... are full of these sorts of choices, often between— for example, three caskets... you have to choose which one, and the thing that is inside is going to determine your future... I'm very interested in those things... I decided to make my choice between three doors.
Rodda also stated in another interview that while writing The Golden Door she had become "very interested in doors" in the sense that she sees "libraries and bookshops as rooms filled with doors into other worlds and minds"[6]
Critical reception
The Three Doors trilogy received positive reviews from critics, who initially praised the series for its writing,
Awards
Accolades awarded to The Three Doors trilogy:
- The Golden Door: 2012 Children's Book of the Year Award: Younger Readers, honour.[13]
- The Golden Door: 2013 KOALA Award Fiction for young readers, winner.[14]
- The Third Door: 2014 KOALA Award Fiction for young readers, honour.[15]
See also
References
- ^ "The Golden Door by Emily Rodda". www.fictiondb.com. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
- ^ "The Three Doors". Archived from the original on 2014-05-28. Retrieved 2014-08-15.
- ISBN 978-0-545-42990-0.
- ISBN 978-1-74299-031-6
- ^ Emily Rodda interview with the Sydney Writers' Centre, retrieved 2021-09-15
- ^ "Emily Rodda Get Reading Interview". www.girl.com.au. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
- ^ "The Golden Door". www.nswagtc.org.au. NSW Association for Gifted & Talented Children. Archived from the original on 2 March 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ "The Golden Door". www.publishersweekly.com. PWxyz LLC. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ Marcus, Richard (2013-02-03). "Book Review: The Golden Door Book One of The Doors Trilogy by Emily Rodda". seattlepi.com. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
- ^ "Emily Rodda's 'Golden Door' is great for 8- and 9-year-olds". www.crackingthecover.com. 2012-11-29. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
- ^ "The Silver Door". www.nswagtc.org.au. NSW Association for Gifted & Talented Children. Archived from the original on 2 March 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ "The Third Door". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Media LLC. 18 August 2013. Archived from the original on 2021-09-15. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
- ^ "Book of the Year Shortlist 2012: Book of the Year Younger Readers 2012". The Children's Book Council of Australia. Archived from the original on 6 November 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ "Awards Day 2013". www.koalansw.org.au. KOALA Council. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ "KOALA Award Winners 2014". www.koalansw.org.au. KOALA Council. Retrieved 12 October 2015.