WINNER OF THE MYTHOPOEIC AWARD • Incarceron is a prison so vast that it contains not only cells and corridors, but metal forests, dilapidated cities, and wilderness. It has been sealed for centuries . . . and only one man has ever escaped.
“Fisher creates a world of danger and suspense that will keep readers ensnared.”—BookPage
“A far-future thriller combines riveting adventure and masterful world-building with profound undertones . . . Like the finest chocolate, a rich confection of darkness, subtlety and depth, bittersweet and absolutely satisfying.”—Kirkus Reviews
Finn cannot remember his childhood. He cannot remember his life before Incarceron—a prison that has been sealed for centuries, where inmates live in cells, dilapidated cities, and unbounded wilderness. No one has ever escaped. But then he finds a crystal key and a girl named Claudia.
Claudia’s father is the Warden of Incarceron. And Claudia is about to become a kind of prisoner herself, doomed to an arranged marriage. If she helps Finn in his escape, she will need his help in return.
But they don’t realize that there is more to Incarceron than meets the eye. Escape will take their greatest courage and cost far more than they know . . . because Incarceron is alive.
“Fisher scores a resounding success in this beautifully imagined science fantasy . . . Complex and inventive with numerous and rewarding mysteries.”
—The San Francisco Examiner
“TOP PICK! Readers will be left anxiously awaiting a sequel.”
—Romantic Times
“Fisher’s characters are emotionally resonant, flawed, determined, and plagued by metaphysical questions . . . With some well-timed shocking twists and a killer ending, this is a must have.”
—Booklist
“Fisher’s dystopic future, in which technology and decay coexist in a dazzling kaleidoscope of images and time periods, is brilliantly realized . . . Elegant, gritty, often surprising.”
—The Horn Book
“Fisher scores a resounding success in this beautifully imagined science fantasy.”
—Publishers Weekly
“By delving into the philosophy of imprisonment and the development of society; discussing how history informs the present; and exploring self-awareness and sentience in nonhuman characters,
Incarceron becomes something of a tour de force.”
—School Library Journal
“A far-future thriller combines riveting adventure and masterful world-building with profound undertones . . . Like the finest chocolate, a rich confection of darkness, subtlety and depth, bittersweet and absolutely satisfying.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“An imaginative adventure unlike any other. There’s a dark sophistication to it that sets it apart and makes it a delicious read.”
—Deseret News
“Fisher creates a world of danger and suspense that will keep readers ensnared.”
—BookPage
