A review by silvernfire
The Shadow Gate by Margaret Ball

3.0

[3½ stars] A decent fantasy, involving elves, magic, travel between worlds, and intolerant monks, which all come together but not exactly the way the back of the book made it sound like they would. Ball creates sympathetic elven characters who have the traits we love to read about in fantasy novels, while at the same time showing that modern humans would likely find much of their behavior and attitudes offensive. I thought the story ended a bit abruptly, with the sort of unanswered questions that often get picked up in a sequel, but this seems to be a stand-alone novel. Overall, an enjoyable read.