The Iron Thorn The Iron Codex Book On..., Caitlin Kittredge
The Iron Thorn The Iron Codex Book On..., Caitlin Kittredge
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The Iron Thorn The Iron Codex Book One

Author: Caitlin Kittredge

Narrator: Katie MacNichol

Unabridged: 16 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/22/2011


Synopsis

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.

About The Author

Caitlyn Kittredge is the author of the Nocturne City series, the upcoming Black London adventures for St. Martin's Press, as well as the Icarus Project superhero saga for Bantam Spectra (with Jackie Kessler) (all adult projects). She lives and writes in Massachusetts.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Faye

The Iron Thorn Drinking Game: Everytime the adjectives "clockwork," "steam" " brass" are used to ensure the reader is too aware this is a "steampunk" novel, drink. Anytime someone "scrabbles for purchase," " or mentions a dirigible, drink twice. DO NOT drink anytime a jitney is mentioned; we're tryn......more

Goodreads review by Mizuki

Rating: 2 stars only. The extra one star is given to the creative homages to H P. Lovecraft and his Cthulhu myths. How can this book be so dull? Even duller than End of Days by Susan Ee!? (1) The heroine Aoife Garyson is an annoying, ungrateful brat: She is supposed to be a charity case without the p......more

Goodreads review by Tamora

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 engi......more

Goodreads review by Adriana

Kirkus got it right when they said "overwriting" in their review for The Iron Thorn. The book is almost 500 pages (I read an advance reader's copy) and it felt long. Some books despite being long (i.e. Harry Potter and A Great and Terrible Beauty) don't feel that way because they keep you intrigued......more


Awards

  • ALA Best Books for Young Adults
  • Kid's Indie Next List "Inspired Recommendations for Kids from Indie Booksellers"
  • Young Adult Services Division, School Library Journal Author Award