Incarceron

By Fisher, Catherine

Publishers Summary:
A thrilling, high-concept fantasy for fans of Garth Nix and Nancy Farmer. Incarceron is a prison so vast that it contains not only cells, but also metal forests, dilapidated cities, and vast wilderness. Finn, a seventeen-year-old prisoner, has no memory of his childhood and is sure that he came from Outside Incarceron. Very few prisoners believe that there is an Outside, however, which makes escape seems impossible. And then Finn finds a crystal key that allows him to communicate with a girl named Claudia. She claims to live Outside- she is the daughter of the Warden of Incarceron, and doomed to an arranged marriage. Finn is determined to escape the prison, and Claudia believes she can help him. But they don't realize that there is more to Incarceron than meets the eye. Escape will take their greatest courage and cost more than they know.

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ISBN
978-0-80373-396-1
Publisher
Dial


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on February 1, 2010

Gr 7-Up Finn is a denizen of Incarceron, a sentient prison in which generations of inmates struggle and fight for survival. Finn, however, is certain he comes from somewhere else. A strange tattoo and vague memories have convinced him that he comes from Outside. Claudia is the daughter of the Warden of Incarceron. Technology has been outlawed and society returned to a feudal time replete with rules, including arranged marriages. When the Queen and Claudia's father conspire to have her impending marriage to the heir moved forward, Claudia vows to do...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Magazine

Reviewed on January 1, 2010

Finn is a Prisoner, trapped in the sentient prison Incarceron, where he survives by being the craziest, most fearless fighter in the gang-like Comitatus. Claudia, daughter of the Warden of Incarceron, has been raised to privilege in a technologically sophisticated society that has nonetheless chosen to "retreat into the past" and artificially re-create a simpler, seventeenth-century-esque "Era." When Finn gets hold o...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Starred Review on January 1, 2010

Finn is a Prisoner, trapped in the sentient prison Incarceron. Claudia, daughter of the Warden, has been raised to privilege in a technologically so...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Junior Library Guild

Reviewed on April 1, 2010

Catherine Fisher makes the most of her intriguing premise. Readers will effortlessly slip into the thoughts of the two ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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