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442 pp.
| Disney/Hyperion
| April, 2014
|
TradeISBN 978-1-4231-6227-8$16.99
(4)
4-6
First Book of Ore series.
A rescue attempt gone wrong drops snobby outcast Phoebe Plumm and her tech-savvy servant, Micah, into a hidden world of living metal ravaged by The Foundry, an unethical corporation from their own world that has monopolized metal production. While young steampunk fans may be enchanted by the all-metal ecosystem, the clunky slang and flat characterization give the trilogy-starter less general appeal.