These look to be great books to catch a young readers attention - big hearty fantasy adventures. The series treats the young characters in the books with intelligence and courage. They face trials that require them to act above their age, but not in a way that will become unbelievable to the readers. I think this could become a great series to take the place of the Potter books, now that those stories are over.
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Book One released 2014
Book Two released April 12, 2016
Published by Disney-Hyperion
Click HERE to read the first three chapters of Book One.
Click HERE to read the first three chapters of Book Two.
Cam Baity and Benny Zelkowicz have fashioned an intensely inventive, engaging, and thought-provoking tale of two worlds on a collision course and the two young rivals who find themselves on the front line. The Foundry’s Edge is the first book in a trilogy that will transport young readers down a mechanical rabbit hole and send them on an adventure that explores the hidden costs of indulgence, the perils of unchallenged nationalism, and the world-altering power of compassion and conviction.
Twelve-year-old Phoebe Plumm has everything in the world except a friend. She lives in Albright City, an opulent Art Deco metropolis of the future brimming with spectacular luxuries: rocket-fast Cable Bikes and Zip Trolleys, gleaming Televiewers and Computators, and a never-ending parade of streamlined innovations. These mechanical wonders are made by the Foundry, a global corporation with a monopoly on technology where Phoebe’s father, Dr. Jules Plumm, works as Chief Surveyor. But one night, he is brutally abducted. When Phoebe and her rowdy servant boy, Micah Tanner, race to the rescue, they find themselves stranded in a fiercely beautiful realm of living metal called Mehk. Forced to rely on each other, Phoebe and Micah will risk everything to save Dr. Plumm, and in the process, unearth a sinister secret that will change the world.
Book Two - Waybound:
Phoebe Plumm and Micah Tanner are a long way from home and entrenched
in a war with no end in sight. The Foundry, an all-powerful company that
profits off the living resources of Mehk, is prepared to unleash a wave
of devastating attacks to quell the growing resistance among the
mehkans, and capture Phoebe and Micah, dead or alive. But the ancient
Creator of Mehk, Makina, has plans for young Phoebe. She is tasked with
seeking the Occulyth, an object they hope can turn the tide against the
Foundry. With her father gone, Phoebe’s once unshakable determination is
broken, and while Micah tries his best to uphold her father’s wish and
protect her, their enemies are closing in and time is running out.
Authors Cam Baity and Benny Zelkowicz raise the stakes in the epic
follow-up to The First Book of Ore: The Foundry’s Edge. _____________________________________________