He couldn’t raise his chest to get enough air. His ankles were tangled in a slithering mass of metal, bolted through a ring in the pavement. His arms, spread wide, were weighted with links so heavy he could barely drag his wrists off the ground. “Finn had been flung on his face and chained to the stone slabs of the transitway. If the aim is to reel you in, then Incarceron drops a net around you and hauls you off into the darkness. Anyway, onwards!Īny author worth his or her literary salt will tell you that the opening sentence is the most important. I found it surprisingly action-packed and imaginative, and thankfully, it has managed to avoid the plethora of pitfalls that seem to pervade YA these days.

Incarceron is a jumbled brew of fantasy, sci-fi, and young adult fiction. Her writing CV reads like a YA bestsellers list, and the Sunday Times quotes her as ‘A writer of rare talent’. Catherine Fisher, unbeknownst to me before spying the glittery cover of Incarceron at my local bookstore, is a veritable factory of fiction. I highly recommend this book! Right now it's only available in the UK but I'm sure it'll be coming here soon.First, a word on the author. I can't help but wonder if there's a sequel in the works? He refuses to accept the belief he can never leave. Flinn's struggles to find out if he does belong Outside are powerful. The author does a great job of introducing the reader to both worlds-the one inside Incarceron and the one outside.

As will be the reader on this very imaginative, exciting tale. A key that might be the way out of the prison for Flinn and inside for Claudia.īoth will be surprised at the secrets hidden in Incarceron. No one can enter and no one can leave.įlinn and Claudia's worlds collide when they both find a key. Her father is Warden of Incarceron, the prison which is tucked away. Her life is about to change as she's about to marry a spoiled prince and enter a society filled with whispers of assassination plots. He lives in a vast prison where cruelty and danger is the norm.Ĭlaudia lives in a manor house stuck in a 17th century world run by computers.Ī world were artists and poets are doomed to endless repetitions of the past. KbaccelliaFlinn has no memory except bits of pieces from Outside.

Incarceron by Catherine Fisher