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February 29, 2012

Iron Fey Book 4

The Iron Knight by Julie Kagawa

Ash's Quest!


Finding Grimalkin was more difficult then either Ash or Puck could have imagined, but that was just the beginning. Now they needed to locate someone far more elusive then that tricky cat, they needed to find the Seer. There were few who actually believed the Seer existed and fewer still who knew where to find her. But if they lived long enough to discover the Seer, would they still be willing to go on?

Ash had made a vow to Meghan before she banished him from her iron realm; he swore he would find a way to be with her again. An impossible task for anyone, but Ash would succeed or die trying. That is until a ghost from the past returns, changing all that has been. With this new revelation Ash must decide if going on with his doomed quest to be with Meghan is still really what he wants to do, or if he can find a way to live without her.

The Iron Knight is a journey to the end of the world in a quest for love to gain a soul. But even if a group of fey's make it as far as that, who's to say what suffering will be incurred for such high a prize. A mesmerizing and thrilling excursion awaits the reader of this, the best story in the series to date. If your reading this series this book will be a treat but if your not reading this series you should, just to read this book.
On sale: 01 November 2011
Price (AU): $19.99
ISBN: 9781921794919
Recommended age: 14+
In a word: Quest
Re-read it: probably
Recommend: yes
Star rating: five out of five
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July 16, 2011

Iron Fey Book 3.5

IRON FEY:
Summer's Crossing by Julie Kagawa

Puck's Tale!


Grimalkin may be cunning, conceited and hold a good many favours over a large number of fey, but that has only succeeded in creating a good many enemies among the fey for himself. Now as Grimalkin has gone missing it has fallen to an annoyed Ash and, to his dismay, an annoying Puck to find the wayward cat. However before they can get started duty, and deceit, calls them to action.

Leanansidhe has promised to assist Ash and Puck in finding Grimalkin but only at a price. On what may well be a suicide mission for Ash, and a way to rid a love rival for Puck, these two fey will have to pull of the biggest prank ever, and they will have to do it right under the nose of Queen Titania herself. Succeed and they will be one step closer to finding Grimalkin, not to mention one favour down, fail and it will cost then their very lives.

Summer's Crossing takes immortal enemies Puck and Ash on a dangerous detour through the summer court to retrieve that which has been stolen. The love hate relationship between these two once friends has never been more predominant, especially now when one must place his life in the hands of his sworn enemy. A fun, clever and witty little tale that cautions against giving favours to the fey and being wary of deals made. Just because the fey can't lie doesn't mean they always speak the truth.

Summer's Crossing - click below to read
On sale: 01 June 2011
Price eBook (US): $2.99 - But Free For A Limited Time
ISBN: 9781459206403
Recommended age: 14+
In a word: Violin
Re-read it: yes
Recommend: yes
Star rating: four out of five
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February 3, 2011

Iron Fey Book 3

IRON FEY:
The Iron Queen by Julie Kagawa

Long Live The Queen!


Ash and Megan have been exiled from the faery world of the Nevernever forever. They are now free to be together in the human world until they are separated either by Megan's old age or Ash's fading to non-existence. The future is uncertain but at least they will be together. Or so they thought.

After so long in the land of faery Megan is returning home to her mother, her stepfather and Ethan, her half brother. Returning home has been long overdue for Megan, but before she is even able to step through the threshold of her family home there is trouble from the fey.

Drawn once again into the world of fairies, Megan and Ash are on a mission to stop the false Iron King, it is the only way that Megan will be able to find peace and safety for her family. But it is a mission that is near impossible as both Megan and Ash are exiled from the faery realm. Even if the make it into the Nevernever to face the false Iron King, it is a mission that leaves little chance of making it out alive.

The Iron Queen sees a new monarch take the throne of the Iron fey. As long as the Iron fey exist all other fey are in danger, so can there really be a way for all fey to live side by side or is war the only answer? As fey on both sides raise there weapons and watch those around them fade in death, ultimately the war will only be won or lost by a single person and if Megan can't find a way to stop the all powerful force of the false Iron King all of the Nevernever will fade, her ice prince will die and she will have lost everything.
On sale: 01 February 2011
Price (AU): $19.99
ISBN: 9781921793080
Recommended age: 14+
In a word: War
Re-read it: probably
Recommend: yes
Star rating: four out of five
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December 31, 2010

Iron Fey Book 2

IRON FEY:
The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa

Follow Your Heart!


Meghan may have destroyed Machina but that hasn't stopped the Iron fey. With a new Iron King the Iron fey will stop at nothing to destroy the Winter and Summer fey courts and are causing chaos in the most devastating way possible. Unfortunately the Winter and Summer fey still doubt the Iron fey's existence as only Meghan, Ash and Puck seem to be the only ones to have encountered them first-hand and are therefore the only ones who can stop the ruthless Iron fey.

However Meghan is trapped in a world of inescapable cold with no one to trust surrounded by curious and malicious fey of every sort imaginable. Ash is growing ever distant from Meghan becoming hard and cold with her, leaving Meghan to slowly doubt his love for her. And Puck is still unconscious within a tree somewhere leaving little chance of anyone knowing the truth of what has happened and returning what was stolen, preventing a war that everyone seems to want and stopping the unstoppable force that is the Iron fey from destroying the Nevernever.

The Iron Daughter is a story of love turned cold, of trust turning to betrayal and of the whole world coming down around you. But it is also a story of old friends returning and old enemies uniting in a quest to save all. This is where unexpected feelings, past secrets and old friends only complicate an already impossible situation. That of Meghan caught between two worlds and two boys, where she must make a choice knowing that someone is going to walk away with a broken heart; if she's not lucky it will be her own.
On sale: 01 August 2010
Price (AU): $19.99
ISBN: 9781921685583
Recommended age: 14+
In a word: Sceptre
Re-read it: probably
Recommend: yes
Star rating: three out of five
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December 11, 2010

Iron Fey Book 1.5

IRON FEY:
Winter's Passage by Julie Kagawa

Who's Afraid Of The... !


Having made a deal with Ash, the fey Winter Prince, to return with him to the palace of the Winter fey in return for his help in rescuing her brother Ethan from the Iron fey, Meghan, having had only a moment to say goodbye to her home and family, is once again entering the faery world of the Nevernever.

With Ash as her guide the journey to the fey Winter Palace should have been a simple one, however things get complicated when they find that they are being followed. One of the most ancient, feared and deadly beings to inhabit faery is after Meghan and not even Ash with all his powers will be able to stop this beast. But even if they survive Meghan may still lose the Winter Prince she loves.

Winter's Passage is non stop action from start to finish, picking up exactly where The Iron King ended. Therefore I highly recommend you read that first as this novella draws heavily from that first book in this series. Here we learn that there is more to faery land then just faeries, as ancient beasts of fairy tales are just as real and dangerous than any troll or redcap you may come across in any bar or nightclub.

Winter's Passage - click below to read
On sale: 01 June 2010
Price eBook (US): $2.99 - But Free For A Limited Time
ISBN: 9781426858321
Recommended age: 14+
In a word: Snow
Re-read it: yes
Recommend: yes
Star rating: five out of five
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November 19, 2010

Iron Fey Book 1

IRON FEY:
The Iron King by Julie Kagawa

Lets Make A Deal!


The last thing Meghan remembers of her father is a memory of him smiling, laughing, standing by a pond in the park sending her off to get an ice cream. The next moment he was gone with only his shoes left to mark that he had ever existed at all. That was ten years ago. Since then she and her mother had moved, her mother had remarried and she now had a half brother who, despite being only four, was really quite a good kid.

When on the eve of her sixteenth birthday her brother starts acting strangely and she begins to see things that cannot possibly be, Meghan is faced with an impossible truth; faeries are real. And more startling then that, she herself is half fey. When her best friend is more then what he seems, when her brother is nothing like he was, when her whole family is placed in danger, Meghan is faced with a choice that will forever change the way she sees the world.

The Iron King blends together the familiar themes associated with faeries found in mythology and folk beliefs but twists them into a modern fairy tale that is new and sharp. This is a world where time has no meaning, love will leave you frozen and friends will get you drunk on fruit and break your heart. With vivid detail a richly imaginative journey is taken that will bring danger with every turn, obligation with every word and understanding with every new encounter. A captivating read, I promise.

Winter's Passage - click below to read
On sale: 01 March 2010
Price (AU): $19.99
ISBN: 9781741168693
Recommended age: 14+
In a word: Princess
Re-read it: yes
Recommend: yes
Star rating: five out of five
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