And so the plan for Finn's escape is born. But there comes a moment when Finn, inside Incarceron, and Claudia, outside, simultaneously find a device - a crystal key, through which they can talk to each other. She knows nothing of Incarceron, except that it exists. In the outer world, Claudia, daughter of the Warden of Incarceron, is trapped in her own form of prison - a futuristic world constructed beautifully to look like a past era, an imminent marriage she dreads. A young prisoner, Finn, has haunting visions of an earlier life, and cannot believe he was born here and has always been here. It is a terrifying mix of high technology - a living building which pervades the novel as an ever-watchful, ever-vengeful character, and a typical medieval torture chamber - chains, great halls, dungeons. ![]() Goodreads summary-Incarceron - a futuristic prison, sealed from view, where the descendants of the original prisoners live in a dark world torn by rivalry and savagery. As their search draws them deep into the heart of an arcane plot that threatens to destroy the Shadowhunters, Tessa realizes that she may need to choose between saving her brother and helping her new friends save the world.and that love may be the most dangerous magic of all. She soon finds herself fascinated by-and torn between-two best friends: James, whose fragile beauty hides a deadly secret, and blue-eyed Will, whose caustic wit and volatile moods keep everyone in his life at arm's length.everyone, that is, but Tessa. What's more, the Magister, the shadowy figure who runs the Club, will stop at nothing to claim Tessa's power for his own.įriendless and hunted, Tessa takes refuge with the Shadowhunters of the London Institute, who swear to find her brother if she will use her power to help them. Kidnapped by the mysterious Dark Sisters, members of a secret organization called The Pandemonium Club, Tessa soon learns that she herself is a Downworlder with a rare ability: the power to transform, at will, into another person. Only the Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to ridding the world of demons, keep order amidst the chaos. When sixteen-year-old Tessa Gray crosses the ocean to find her brother, her destination is England, the time is the reign of Queen Victoria, and something terrifying is waiting for her in London's Downworld, where vampires, warlocks and other supernatural folk stalk the gaslit streets. "Blending intrigue and elements of the school story, Carriger introduces teen readers to a supernatural-meets-steampunk world full of action and wit.Goodreads summary-Magic is dangerous-but love is more dangerous still. " delightfully madcap espionage adventure." "Carriger deploys laugh-out-loud bon mots on nearly every page.Amid all the fun, the author works in commentary on race and class in a sparkling start to the Finishing School series." "Carriger's YA debut brings her mix of Victorian paranormal steampunk and winning heroines to a whole new audience.with cleverly Victorian methods of espionage, witty banter, lighthearted silliness, and a ship full of intriguingly quirky people." Two free printable pdfs for teachers, librarians, any other interested parties. Gail's fans created a Reading Guide and Vocabulary List for Etiquette & Espionage. Sophronia and her friends are going to have a rousing first year at school.Įtiquette & Espionage debuted the New York Times Young Adult bestseller list at #9 on February 24, 2013. ![]() ![]() Mademoiselle Geraldine's certainly trains young ladies in the finer arts of dance, dress, and etiquette, but also in the other kinds of finishing: the fine arts of death, diversion, deceit, espionage, and the modern weaponries. She enrolls Sophronia in Mademoiselle Geraldine's Finishing Academy for Young Ladies of Quality.īut little does Sophronia or her mother know that this is a school where ingenious young girls learn to finish, all right-but it's a different kind of finishing. Temminnick is desperate for her daughter to become a proper lady. ![]() Sophronia is more interested in dismantling clocks and climbing trees than proper etiquette at tea-and God forbid anyone see her atrocious curtsy. Fourteen-year-old Sophronia is the bane of her mother's existence.
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