The Iron Knight by Julie Kagawa

The Iron Knight (Iron Fey: Call of the Forgotten) (Iron Fey, #4)

by Julie Kagawa

From the limitless imagination of New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Julie Kagawa, The Iron Fey series continues.


My name--my True Name--is Ashallayn'darkmyr Tallyn.

I am the last remaining son of Mab, Queen of the Unseelie Court.

And I am dead to her.

My fall began, as many stories do, with a girl...


To cold faery prince Ash, love was a weakness for mortals and fools. 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.

Meghan is now the Iron Queen, ruler of a realm where no Winter or Summer fey can survive and with the unwelcome company of his archrival, Summer Court prankster Puck, and the infuriating cait sith Grimalkin, Ash begins a quest to find a way to honor his 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. And along the way Ash learns something that changes everything. A truth that challenges his darkest beliefs and shows him that sometimes it takes more than courage to make the ultimate sacrifice.

Don't miss the first book in Julie Kagawa's highly anticipated new series, SHADOW OF THE FOX, AVAILABLE OCTOBER 2, 2018

"Julie Kagawa is one killer storyteller."
--MTV's Hollywood Crush blog

"The Iron King has the...enchantment, imagination and adventure of... Alice in Wonderland, Narnia and The Lord of the Rings, but with lots more romance."
--Justine magazine

"A full five-stars to Julie Kagawa's The Iron Daughter. If you love action, romance and watching how characters mature through heart-wrenching trials, you will love this story as much as I do."
--Mundie Moms blog

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Originally posted on my blog Kelsey's Cluttered Bookshelf

I’m a huge fan of the rest of the Iron Fey series, especially the Iron Queen. It was sad that this book was the last in the series, but I’m glad that the author wrote it in a way that finished everything off for the characters, didn’t leave any loose ends and me wondering.

This story is told through the eyes of Ash, and takes off right after the Iron Queen and the Summer’s Crossing Novella. To gain the ability to be with Megan again, he goes on a quest to find himself a soul, and become human so he can stand being around the iron of her kingdom. Along the way he gets the help of Puck, Grim, and another two surprising people.

I loved all the action, their dangerous journey to the End of the World, and of course the development and changing that Ash has to go through during the book. I think it was really well written, and it also made me cry near the end of the book when a certain thing happens to a certain character (you’ll have to read to find out).

I would definitely recommend this book and the entire series to people who love a bit of faery charm and action!

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  • 21 November, 2011: Reviewed