''Castle'' is the second book in

Garth Nix Garth Richard Nix (born 19 July 1963) is an Australian writer who specialises in children's and young adult fantasy novels, notably the ''The Old Kingdom, Old Kingdom'', ''The Seventh Tower, Seventh Tower'' and ''The Keys to the Kingdom, Keys t ...

The Seventh Tower ''The Seventh Tower'' is a series of six books written by Garth Nix, the result of a joint partnership between Scholastic Corporation, Scholastic and LucasFilm. The series follows two children from distinctly different societies in a world blocked ...

series, published on 1 November 2000 by Scholastic. The cover design and art are by Madalina Stefan and Steve Rawlings respectively.

Plot

Tal and Milla make it from the shadowy 'Dark World' to the titular castle, a seeming place of peace. Both are unwanted by the castle's inhabitants, Milla the most. The two must avoid conspiracies and other dangers inside the castle, just to survive.

References

2000 Australian novels 2000 children's books 2000 fantasy novels Children's fantasy novels Children's books set in fictional countries Australian children's novels Novels by Garth Nix {{2000s-child-fantasy-novel-stub