For Twilight fans this trilogy is a must. Better written with characters that you can easily identify with plus a plot line that really draws you in and holds you tight and a setting which comes alive visually. Do, though, read the trilogy in order. The first is The Iron King, with this one, The Iron Daughter the second. The third is called The Iron Queen.
My name is Meghan Chase. Half Summer faery princess, half human, Meghan has never fitted in anywhere. Deserted by the Winter prince she thought loved her, she is prisoner to the Winter faery queen. As war looms between Summer and Winter, Meghan knows that the real danger comes from the Iron Fey - ironbound faeries that only she and her absent prince have seen. But no one believes her. Worse, Meghan's own fey powers have been cut off. She's stuck in Faery with only her wits for help. Trusting anyone would be foolish. Trusting a seeming traitor could be deadly. But even as she grows a backbone of iron, Meghan can't help but hear the whispers of longing in her all-too-human heart.
Julie Kagawa was born in Sacramento, California, but at the age of nine
she and her family moved to Hawaii, which she soon discovered was
inhabited by large carnivorous insects, colonies of house geckos and
frequent hurricanes. She spent much of her time in the ocean, when she
wasn’t getting chased out of it by reef sharks, jellyfish and the odd
eel.
When not swimming for her life, Julie immersed herself in
books and her love of reading lead her to pen some very dark and
gruesome stories. The gory tales faded with time, but the passion for
writing remained, long after she graduated and was supposed to get a
real job.
To pay the rent, Julie worked in different bookstores
over the years and as a professional dog trainer until she stopped
training to write full-time.
