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School Library Journal
Reviewed on February 1, 2010
Gr 7-Up Finn is a denizen of Incarceron, a sentient prison in which generations of inmates struggle and fight for survival. Finn, however, is certain he comes from somewhere else. A strange tattoo and vague memories have convinced him that he comes from Outside. Claudia is the daughter of the Warden of Incarceron. Technology has been outlawed and society returned to a feudal time replete with rules, including arranged marriages. When the Queen and Claudia's father conspire to have her impending marriage to the heir moved forward, Claudia vows to do...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on January 1, 2010
Finn is a Prisoner, trapped in the sentient prison Incarceron, where he survives by being the craziest, most fearless fighter in the gang-like Comitatus. Claudia, daughter of the Warden of Incarceron, has been raised to privilege in a technologically sophisticated society that has nonetheless chosen to "retreat into the past" and artificially re-create a simpler, seventeenth-century-esque "Era." When Finn gets hold o...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Starred Review on January 1, 2010
Finn is a Prisoner, trapped in the sentient prison Incarceron. Claudia, daughter of the Warden, has been raised to privilege in a technologically so...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on April 1, 2010
Catherine Fisher makes the most of her intriguing premise. Readers will effortlessly slip into the thoughts of the two ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More