The Rise of the Iron Moon - by Stephen Hunt (Paperback)

About the Book

This campy postapocalyptic steampunk environmental morality tale brings together several characters from 2009's "The Court of the Air" and 2010's "The Kingdom Beyond the Waves" and takes them on a hair-raising rollercoaster of an adventure.--"Publishers Weekly."

Book Synopsis

From the author of The Court of the Air and The Kingdom Beyond the Waves comes a thrilling new adventure set in the same Victorian-style world. Perfect for fans of Philip Pullman and Susanna Clarke.

Born into captivity as a product of the Royal Breeding House, friendless orphan Purity Drake suddenly finds herself on the run with a foreign vagrant after accidentally killing one of her guards.

Her strange rescuer claims he is on the run himself from terrible forces who mean to enslave the Kingdom of Jackals as they conquered his own nation. Purity doubts his story, until reports begin to filter through from Jackals' neighbours of the terrible Army of Shadows, marching across the continent and sweeping all before them.

But there's more to Purity than meets the eye. As Jackals girds itself for war against an army of near-unkillable beasts serving an ancient evil with a terrible secret, it soon becomes clear that their only hope is a strange little royalist girl and the last, desperate plan of an escaped slave.

Review Quotes

"To say this book is action packed is almost an understatement...a wonderful escapist yarn!"
--" Interzone" on "The Rise of the Iron Moon"

"Compulsive reading for all ages." --"Guardian "on "The Rise of the Iron Moon"

"Wildly imaginative and compelling, this charming steampunk yarn plays out against a backdrop of civil war and failed rebellion, layered and complex treachery, and love in surprising corners."
--"Publishers Weekly "on "The Kingdom Beyond The Waves"

"A Dickensian atmosphere with shades of Indiana Jones featuring a strong-willed adventuress that will appeal to steampunk fans." --"Library Journal "on "The Kingdom Beyond The Waves"

"Steampunk fantasy and SF with a Victorian-era feel... A rip-roaring Indiana Jones-style adventure." --"RT Book Reviews" (4 stars) on "The Kingdom Beyond The Waves"