In case you missed it, today bestselling author
Julie Kagawa did a Livestream about her
Iron Fey series in which she made three UBER-exciting announcements!
First, Julie will have a brand-new series coming out in Spring 2012 called
Blood of Eden. She described it as a "post-apocalyptic vampire series" -- how awesome does that sound? The first book will be called
The Immortal Rules.
Secondly, THERE WILL BE MORE IRON FEY BOOKS! In 2012 (probably Fall), Julie will begin a new
Iron Fey trilogy starring an older Ethan Chase, Meghan's brother! We rabid fans can continue to get our fix!
Finally, Julie revealed the
Iron Knight synopsis -- and it is intense, y'all.
***CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR THE IRON QUEEN***Ash, former prince of the Winter Court, gave up everything. His title, his home, even his vow of loyalty. All for a girl… and all for nothing.
Unless he can earn a soul.
To cold, emotionless faery prince Ash, love was a weakness for mortals and fools. His own love had died a horrible death, killing any gentler feelings the Winter prince might have had. Or so he thought.
Then Meghan Chase—a half human, half fey slip of a girl— smashed through his barricades, binding him to her irrevocably with his oath to be her knight. And when all of Faery nearly fell to the Iron fey, she severed their bond to save his life. Meghan is now the Iron Queen, ruler of a realm where no Winter or Summer fey can survive.
With the (unwelcome) company of his archrival, Summer Court prankster Puck, and the infuriating cait sith Grimalkin, Ash begins a journey he is bound to see through to its end— a quest to find a way to honor his solemn vow to stand by Meghan’s side.
To survive in the Iron realm, Ash must have a soul and a mortal body. But the tests he must face to earn these things are impossible. At least, no one has ever passed to tell the tale.
And then Ash learns something that changes everything. A truth that turns reality upside down, challenges his darkest beliefs and shows him that, sometimes, it takes more than courage to make the ultimate sacrifice.
Julie also answered questions and read an excerpt of
The Iron Knight. You can watch the full Livestream video on the
Iron Fey Facebook page.
First
The Iron Knight was on NetGalley, and now all this. My heart can't take the excitement!
Now, back to reading
The Iron Knight...
I recently did a
post about the front cover reveal for the fourth Iron Fey novel,
The Iron Knight. On Wednesday, Julie Kagawa also
revealed the back cover art -- and I think it's worth another post because it features my favorite faery prankster! Check it out:
Gah, he's perfect, isn't he?! I love the expression on his face -- it's so Puckish. Plus, he's got a kind of exotic look that I imagine the fey to have. I do wish his hair was more fiery though. Apparently this book is going to be all about BOTH of the
Iron Fey boys -- I can't wait!!!
What do you think? Is this your idea of Puck?
Here's the front cover, if you need a reminder:
Still no synopsis -- Julie says she and HarlequinTeen are planning something special =) I'll keep you guys posted!
Many, many thanks to the people at Big Honco Media, HarlequinTeen, and of course the wonderful Julie Kagawa for inviting me to be a part of this amazing tour!
Because of these awesome people, I am able to give away this Summer Court artwork, hand-drawn by Julie herself!
I'm torn between Team Puck and Team Grim...
There were a ton of entries, so a huge thank you to all the Iron Fey fans out
The Iron Queen by Julie Kagawa
My name is Meghan Chase.
I thought it was over. That my time with the fey, the impossible choices I had to make, the sacrifices of those I loved, was behind me. But a storm is approaching, an army of Iron fey that will drag me back, kicking and screaming. Drag me away from the banished prince who's sworn to stand by my side. Drag me into the core of conflict so
Meghan Chase didn't know where the path would lead when she entered the Nevernever to rescue her brother from the ruthless fey. She never expected to be anything other than a human, teenage girl -- much less a Summer Faery Princess. But the Nevernever is part of her now, and there's no turning back. When Faery calls, Meghan must answer. She can't abandon the creatures and kingdom she's grown to
this is great news! Very exciting.
I totally missed the livestream, will be watching it soon though. Thanks for the news
This is such awesome news! Not only will we get a whole new series from Julie but she's also going to be releasing a new Iron Fey spin off series?!?!? That is so frigging awesome! ^-^ Can't wait!
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Awesome!!! I was in class when she did the livestream so I'm glad I can go catch back up on it. Soooo freaking excited for the new series, more Iron Fey, and of course Iron Knight! I need my Puck fix ASAP
Sounds cool-Thanks!
I know! I was afraid I would slip into post-Iron Fey depression after Iron Knight. I'm so relieved there will be more books set in that amazing world! Hopefully there will be some familiar characters around *cough*PuckGrimalkin*cough* or it just won't be the same ;)
@Just Your Typical Book Blog -- Yay! Another member of Team Puck! Honestly, I don't know what the Ash people are thinking. Have you read Summer's Crossing? AH-MAZ-ING!
Oh I enjoyed this livestream, or what I got to listen to anyway. I was at work so was trying to sneak it in. I know I can go listen to it again, but I got all the major points. I'm really curious and looking forward to the two new series here. :) Thanks for sharing this.