The Iron King (The Iron Fey 1) by Julie Kagawa

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Meghan Chase has a secret destiny—one she could never have imagined….

Something has always felt slightly off in Meghan's life, ever since her father disappeared before her eyes when she was six. She has never quite fit in at school...or at home or anywhere, excpet with her friend... read more

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The Iron King is a story about a 16 year old girl named Meghan Chase, and her adventures into the world of the fey. Meghans father disapeered when she was 6, and never came back. Now she was 16 and had a stepfather, mother, and halfbrother, Ethan. Ethan, and everything around her starts acting... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

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Meghan Chase: Meghan is the main character. She is a 16-year-old Louisiana farm girl on the verge of discovering who she is. Her best friend is Robbie Goodfell.
Ethan Chase: Meghan's four-year-old half-brother. He has curly brown hair, and his mother's deep blue eyes.
Robbie Goodfell: Meghan's lively, funny best friend. Has alway been at her side. She only feels like her self with him. He goes by the name of Puck.
Prince Ash: Prince of the Winter court who is the enemy of the summer court. Is cold and distant, yet honorable.
Grimalkin: "Cait Sith", a talking cat who is clever, wise, unconcerned with the wars and sides of the rest of the world. Reminiscent of the Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland.
King Oberon: King of the summer court, sometimes known as the Erlking. He is the husband of Queen Titania.
Ironhorse: Animated machine horse. Lieutenant of King Machina. Described as huge, with a body of iron. He is poisonous to all summer and winter fey, with a booming voice that never quiets.
King Machina: The Iron King that rules over the iron fey.
Luke: Meghan's stepfather. Never seems to remember Meghan.
Scott Waldron: Cute boy from Meghan's school who Meghan fancies
Titania: Oberon's wife, queen of the Seelie court. Hates Meghan.
Ferrum: The first Iron King who his royal title was stripped. King of the pack-rats.
Queen Mab: Queen of Winter Court. Mother of Prince Ash, and his two older brothers, Prince Sage, and Prince Rowan. Hates all of the summer court.
Virus: One of King Machina's servants. Ability to control little machine bugs that can control humans.
Tansy: Servant of the summer king. Satyr.
Melissa Chase: Meghan's Mother. Married to Meghan's step-father, Luke.
Angie Whitmond: A mean cheerleader who goes to Meghan's school.

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“Handsome fey and even wayward mortals she might take to her bed, but Mab shared her throne with no one.”
Prince Ash
“And I’m already dead to her.”
Prince Ash
“Ash, it's because of you that I am here today. You have always been there, never wavering, protecting me with no thought for yourself. You've been my teacher, my knight and my only love. Now it's my turn to make that promise.”
Meghan Chase
“My fall began, as many stories do, with a girl.”
Prince Ash
“'Geez, you guys. I know I'm popular and all, but seriously, you're a bit too co-dependent for me. I'm going to need you to step away from my personal bubble.' A wispy vine-woman curled ivy tendrils around his arm, and he sliced through them with his dagger. 'No! Bad Wraith! No touchie!'”
Puck
“Time is the cog that turns the wheel.Winter leaves scars that do not heal.Summer is a fire that burns inside.Spring is a terrible burden to hide.Autumn and death go hand in hand.One answer lies within the sand.But seek the answer all alone. Let the sand claim you as its own.”
“I licked my lips and whispered, 'Is this where you say you'll kill me?' One corner of his lips curled. If you like," he murmured a flicker of amusement crossing his face.'Though it's gotten far too interesting for that.'”
“Come on, princess. This is our ride. Your one-way ticket to the Nevernever.”
Robbie
“There are many who would use you against me, some within this very court. Be careful, daughter. Even I cannot protect you from everything.”
Oberon
“The fey are magical, capricious, illogical, and unexplainable. Science cannot prove the existence of faeries, so naturally, we do not exist.”
Grimalkin
“You shouldn’t wish for my good health, princess. It would’ve been easier for you if Puck had killed me when he had the chance.”
Ash
“Well, what if these things—are born from different dreams? Dreams of technology, and progress? Dreams of science? What if the pursuit of ideas that once seemed impossible—flight, steam engines, the Worldwide Web—gave birth to a whole different species of faery?Mankind has made huge leaps in technology over the past hundred years. And with each success, we’ve kept reaching—dreaming—for more. These iron fey could be the result.”
Meghan
“For a moment, I was speechless. Good God, the Ice-Prince was making jokes now; the world must be ending.”
Meghan
“Try not to bleed so much on the thorns," he said as I jabbed myself in the palm and hissed in pain. "Right now, anyone could follow us, and you are leaving a very easy trail." "Right, 'cause I'm bleeding all over the place for shits and giggles.”
Grimalkin & Meghan Chase
“Ladies and Felines, welcome to Tir Na Nog. Land of endless winter and shit loads of snow.”
Robin Goodfellow/Puck/Robbie Goodfell
“Charming, I love the barren, dead feel they're going for. Who's the gardener, I wonder? I'd love to get some tips.”
Robin Goodfellow/Puck/Robbie Goodfell
“Oh, we're playing nice now?" Puck remained seated, looking anything but compliant. "Shall we have tea first? Brew up a nice pot of kiss-my-ass?”
Puck
“Oh, of course, that's it. I've always wanted the IQ of a rock. No, wait. That would be an insult to the rock.”
Robin Goodfellow/Puck/Robbie Goodfell
“"knock knock!" he bellowed. "Who's there? Puck! Puck who? Puck, who will turn you into a squealing pig and stuff you in the oven if you don't get out of our way!"”
Puck
“"That's new. If you see any steel dryads, be sure to tell me so i can run away screaming."”
Puck

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Because science is all about proving theories and understanding the universe. Science folds everything into neat, logical, well-explained packages. The fey are magical, capricious, illogical, and unexplainable. Science cannot prove the existence of faeries, so naturally, we do not exist. That type of nonbelief is fatal to faeries.”
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“Oh, we’re playing nice now?” Puck remained seated, looking anything but compliant. “Shall we have tea first? Brew up a nice pot of kiss-my-ass?”
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“No one touches her,” Ash said, his voice coated with frost. “Touch her, and I’ll freeze your testicles and put them in a jar. Understand?”
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As cities grow and technology takes over the world, belief and imagination fade away, and so do we.”
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“welcome to Tir Na Nog. Land of endless winter and shitloads of snow.”
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“I am a cat,” Grimalkin replied, as if that explained anything.
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Within the iron mountain a stolen child waits. A king no longer on his throne shall guide you past the gates.
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In Blight’s heart a tower sings upon whose thrones sit Iron Kings.
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The King of Iron cannot be slain by mortal man or fey. Seek out the Keepers of the trees. Their hearts will show the way.
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It was like color given emotion: orange passion, vermillion lust, crimson anger, blue sorrow, a swirling, hypnotic play of sensations in my mind.
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The Unseelie Court: The Court of Mab, Queen of Air and Darkness. Court of Winter.
Nevernever: The land where the fae live, the area between the two major faerie courts.
The Seelie Court: King's Oberon's court. Land of the Summer.
Tir Na Nog: Land of endless Winter and snow.
Arcadia

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Ten years ago, on my sixth birthday, my father disappeared.

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Part I
1. The Ghost in the Computer
2. Ring Tone of Doom
3. The Changeling
4. Puck
5. The Nevernever
6. The Wild Hunt
7. Of Goblins and Grimalkin
8. Moonlit Grove
9. In the Seelie Court
10. The Erlking’s Daughter

Part II
11. Titania’s Promise
12. Elysium
13. Escape from the Seelie Court
14. Blue Chaos
15. Puck’s Return
16. The Iron Fey
17. The Oracle
18. The Voodoo Museum
19. The Dryad of City Park

Part III
20. Iron Dragons and Packrats
21. Knights of the Iron Crown
22. Ash’s Final Stand
23. The Iron King
24. Machina
25. Homecoming