Incarceron
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4.4 • 127 Ratings
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- $10.99
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
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. Finn has always been a prisoner here. Although he has no memory of his childhood, he is sure he came from Outside. His link to the Outside, his chance to break free, is Claudia, the warden's daughter, herself determined to escape an arranged marriage. They are up against impossible odds, but one thing looms above all: Incarceron itself is alive . . .
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Fisher (the Oracle Prophesies series) scores a resounding success in this beautifully imagined science fantasy set in a far future where, many years earlier, civilization was artificially frozen at late-medieval levels in order to save the world from dangerous technologies. Simultaneously, all of the world's malcontents and madmen were sealed into an unimaginably vast, sentient prison named Incarceron, where a dedicated group of social engineers intended to create utopia. Claudia, the brilliant daughter of the cold-blooded warden of Incarceron, has been raised from birth to marry and eventually control Caspar, the simpleminded heir to the throne. Finn, a young man without a past, is a prisoner in Incarceron, which has become a hideous dystopia, an "abyss that swallows dreams." When Claudia and Finn each gain possession of a high-tech "key" to the prison, they exchange messages, and Finn asks Claudia to help him attempt an escape. While he negotiates the hideous maze of the prison, Claudia makes her way through the equally deadly labyrinth of political intrigue. Complex and inventive, with numerous and rewarding mysteries, this tale is certain to please. Ages 12 up.
Customer Reviews
Great book
I loved the book and highly recommend it. No sex scenes in it and great story telling and imagination.
Fantastic Read
I remember reading this in middle school and have thought of it often over the years but couldn’t remember the title. Recently found it again at 26 and it’s just as good as I remembered! Could not put it down and despite having read it before was definitely on edge the whole time.
Where's the movie?
My family really loved these two books (Sapphique) and where excited when it was going to be made into a movie. I hope they push this project forward. Hopefully the actors will compliment the characters. There is mature language and violence so not for young ones.