Gatekeepers

Written by Robert Liparulo

Narrated by Joshua Swanson

The house talks. It breathes. And it’s hungry.

The Kings have been in the creepy old place—their new home—for only a few days, but they’ve experienced enough terror to last a lifetime. And the mystery is growing even more baffling. Shadowy and shifting, the big house conceals doors into other worlds that blur the line between memories and dreams—and the slightest misstep can change history forever.

At least, that’s if they believe the trembling old man who shows up claiming to know them. “There’s a reason you’re in the house,” he says. “As gatekeepers we must make sure only the events that are supposed to happen get through to the future.”

The problem is that horrors beyond description wait on the other side of the gates. As if that wasn’t enough to terrify the family, they are also menaced by sinister forces on this side—like the dark, ancient stranger who wants them out now.

The siblings must venture beyond the gates to save their missing mother—and discover how truly high the stakes have become.

“If you like creepy and mysterious, this is the house for you! Every room opens a door to magic, true horror, and amazing surprises. I loved wandering around in these books. With a house of so many great, haunting stories, why would you ever want to go outside?” —R.L. Stine, bestselling author of the Fear Street and Goosebumps Series

• Book 3 in the Dreamhouse Kings series
  • Book 1: House of Dark Shadows
  • Book 2: Watcher in the Woods
  • Book 3: Gatekeepers
  • Book 4: Timescape
  • Book 5: Whirlwind
  • Book 6: Frenzy
• Fast-paced, time travel YA
• Book length: appr. 60,000 words
• Includes reading group guide

• Language: English
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Release date: Jan 26, 2021
• ISBN: 9780785252825

Reviews for Gatekeepers

[carol420 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The house continues to surprise the King family as their search for G, their mother goes on. Some surprising events occur that moves the story father along. Again, a very good book.

[jasmyn9 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

The King family continues to discover new and dangerous secrets about their house. The boys, Xander and David, continue to search for their mother but find someone else instead. The strange man, Taksidian, continues to try and get the Kings out of the house in any way he can.The third book in the Dreamhouse Kings series continues to offer great action. The characters are still a bit stagnant and none of them seem to be anywhere closer to their goals. While there is little resolution, there is still a lot of forwrd momentum that is driving the story forward.3/5

[jaie22 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Did a little research, found out Liparulo is primarily known as a Christian writer, so I'm sure that's why this family is so tight and a little cheesy. Not sure that's actually relevant, but it was interesting.By this book, all the books had started to blend together, so I'm not sure what happened in Gatekeepers as opposed to the others in the middle of the series. (Honestly, the series probably should have been one book. Divided into five, each turned out to feel really short and therefore (at $10 per ebook) pretty expensive.Anyway, action and adventure and mystical stuff everywhere you turn. Good fun. And for once in a horror book/movie/etc., someone has a really good reason for why they can't just move out of the spooky house.

[willowwaw · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Kept me on my toes the entire read - had to finish it in one setting it was just that good! Cannot wait to read the rest of the series!

[eruantien · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Gatekeepers is another exciting addition to the Dreamhouse Kings series. There's plenty of action, decent characterization, and adequate writing, elements not alway found together in one book within the YA genre. Robert Liparulo must be taking lessons from the writers of Lost, because he slowly feeds his readers answers at a pace much slower than we'd like. Can't wait to read the next book.

[skstiles612 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

In the 3 book of the Dreamhouse Kings series the action comes quicker. Teh kids are still trying to find their mother. They have been chased from their house by big evil men who have entered their house from portals to other worlds and the old man and his nurse have arrived in the nick of tiime. They help get the father of the children released from jail and convince the children they are on their side. The old man and the house have a few more surpises for the family and the reader.

[smilingsally · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Even though fantasy is not my genre of choice, and even though this is Juvenile fiction (and I am very old) and even though the book suggests that the first two novels in the series should be read first (and I had not read either of them) I LOVED THIS BOOK! I know it makes no sense other than it's a compelling story with believable characters, told in a page-turning fashion. What a thriller!My only objection is that there is no conclusion. The book simply stops and leaves the reader panting for the next volume in this series. I can't wait to get my hands on that next book!

[fingerpost_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

As with the first two books... I wish I could have read these when I was 10 or 12 years old. They would have been five star ratings for sure at that age. As an adult, they don't meet my expectations, even as juvenile literature. "Gatekeepers" sees a little more long term plot developement; but not as much as I would have liked. This book had less time travel adventure than the prior two in the series as well. The series is still good enough that I'll read the next book in July... but it is so far below Liparulo's "Comes a Horseman" and "Germ" that I remain disappointed.