But a storm was approaching, one that would test those choices like never before. I thought my time with the fey, the impossible choices I had to make, the sacrifices for those I loved, was behind me. And even if that love comes back, you could discover something in someone else who has been there all along. That you have to know when to hold on…and when to let go. That sometimes it’s you against the world, and there are no easy answers. I learned that love can transcend race and time, and that it can be beautiful and perfect and worth fighting for but also fragile and heartbreaking, and sometimes sacrifice is necessary. A power that even the fey dread, something that can destroy them-and I’m not sure I can control it. I learned that I had power, a power that scares me, even now. That I was the half-breed daughter of a legendary faery king, and his blood flowed in my veins. That my biological dad wasn’t even human. I learned that the man I thought was my father wasn’t my father at all. It’s strange how a journey can change you, what you can learn from it. But that time, I went into Faery to take him back. One year ago, on the very same day, my brother was taken from me, as well. And to Nick, always my inspiration.ĬHAPTER SEVENTEEN: THE RUINS OF THE IRON KINGĬHAPTER TWENTY-THREE: THE BATTLE FOR FAERYĮPILOGUE: MIDNIGHT AT 14202 CEDAR DRIVE, LOUISIANAĮleven years ago, on my sixth birthday, my father disappeared. “Fan-fun-tastic! I’m telling you guys, The Iron King is a blast…this book had me riveted.” “The Iron King surpasses the greater majority of dark fantasies, leaving a lot for readers to look forward to… The romance is well done and adds to the mood of fantasy.” “The Iron King has the…enchantment, imagination and adventure of… Alice in Wonderland, Narnia and Lord of the Rings, but with lots more romance.” Expect it to be popular with teens who liked Melissa Marr’s Wicked Lovely.” “Faery books are in high demand right now, and this is one of the better ones.

If you love action, romance and watching how characters mature through heart-wrenching trials, you will love this story as much as I do.” “A full five-stars to Julie Kagawa’s The Iron Daughter. All right, I thought, clenching my fists in Ash’s shirt, the false king wants a war? I’ll give him one.

The thought of such monsters stealing into my room, turning their murderous eyes on Ethan or my mom, made me cold with rage. I opened my eyes and stared at the place where the Iron fey had fallen, at the slivers of metal glinting in the weeds. He’ll keep sending things after me, and my family will get caught in the middle. I can’t bring this madness home to my family.” I stared at the house for a moment more, then shut my eyes.

“I can’t go home,” I whispered, feeling Ash’s gaze on me.

The Iron Queen by Julie Kagawa