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| Title | : | The Iron Thorn (Iron Codex #1) |
| Author | : | Caitlin Kittredge |
| Book Format | : | Audiobook |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 492 pages |
| Published | : | February 22nd 2011 by Delacorte Books for Young Readers (first published January 1st 2011) |
| Categories | : | Science Fiction. Steampunk. Fantasy. Young Adult. Paranormal. Dystopia. Magic |
Caitlin Kittredge
Audiobook | Pages: 492 pages Rating: 3.57 | 5853 Users | 729 Reviews
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In the city of Lovecraft, the Proctors rule and a great Engine turns below the streets, grinding any resistance to their order to dust. The necrovirus is blamed for Lovecraft's epidemic of madness, for the strange and eldritch creatures that roam the streets after dark, and for everything that the city leaders deem Heretical—born of the belief in magic and witchcraft. And for Aoife Grayson, her time is growing shorter by the day.Aoife Grayson's family is unique, in the worst way—every one of them, including her mother and her elder brother Conrad, has gone mad on their 16th birthday. And now, a ward of the state, and one of the only female students at the School of Engines, she is trying to pretend that her fate can be different.
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| Original Title: | The Iron Thorn |
| ISBN: | 0385738293 (ISBN13: 9780385738293) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Iron Codex #1 |
| Characters: | Aoife Grayson, Conrad Grayson |
| Setting: | Lovecraft |
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The Iron Thorn by Caitlin Kittredge is one the first steampunk books that I read. Personally, I think that it could have been done better, but I really liked the idea of the book. It was a dark book that mixed magic, historical fiction, and engineering together to create an alternate version of America in around the 1950s, where logic is everything and people who believe in magic are punished severely. Aoife, along with Cal and and a guide named Dean that they met along their journey, escapeThere's a lot going on in this book. The setting is unusual. Steampunk, in 1950s America. It's set in a city called Lovecraft (Boston, I think), which is, appropriately, infested with horrible things that would be at home in one of Lovecraft's stories. But they aren't supernatural, of course. That wouldn't be rational. Instead, the creatures that stalk the city of Lovecraft, ghouls, nightjars, and springheel jacks alike, are people infected by the necrovirus. Some infected turn into bloodthirsty
This is a very dark fantasy/steampunk, set in a world in which magic was discovered instead of nuclear power. Rather than embrace the new energy, a government led by President McCarthy is trying to eradicate it and the people--ghouls, vampires, and others--that thrive on it. Aoife Grayson is an engineering student under suspicion by her schoolmasters and living with the fear of the madness that took her mother and brother and may well take her. Determined at last to seek out her unknown father
Fantastic start to a YA steampunk series.This is not a short book, but the pages flew by. I was sucked into the story and didn't want it to end. You are just thrown into the world - I like that. At the same time, I still felt like I got a good feel for the worldbuilding. I got enough glimpses of Lovecraft through Aoife's journey, but I never felt that I was being "told" what was going on. It was a wonderful experience to discover the truth alongside the characters.In Lovecraft, Reason and
It's a good thing this has a little over 500 pages, otherwise it would have been too much. The author throws in everything! And surprise of surprises, I enjoyed it! I am not saying it was perfect. In fact, there is a specific clump of pages I could have just done without. But all in all, IRON THORN was quite satisfying.One complaint though: the reader shouldnt be tasked with having to figure out how to say the leads name. I mean, Aoife. It took me several tries to figure out how to roll my
I'm honestly not sure how to explain how much I love this book! I mean, really. It blew me away in all the best ways possible. I'm a huge fan of Fantasy and of Steampunk. Caitlin Kitteredge takes these two genres, throws in a bit of dystopia, and blends it together into something beautifully unique and wonderful. Looking for something to chase those reading blues away? Take this for a spin!The Iron Thorn follows Aoife through a tough time in her life. Her family has a history of madness, and it
Aoife Grayson is a ward of the state in a city / world that terms every type of magic to be heretical. Any mention or practice is dealt with severely and no one can believe in anything but the engine works. There is only the mechanical science that exists today. As a ward of the state, whose mother has gone mad with dreams of magical beings, she is sent to the engine training school. But Aoife is starting to have dreams too. When her mentally ill brother, still at large, contacts her and asks
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