⋙ PDF The IronJawed Boy Sky Guardian Chronicles series Book 1 eBook Nikolas Lee

The IronJawed Boy Sky Guardian Chronicles series Book 1 eBook Nikolas Lee

Download As PDF : The IronJawed Boy Sky Guardian Chronicles series Book 1 eBook Nikolas Lee

The IronJawed Boy Sky Guardian Chronicles series Book 1 eBook Nikolas Lee

This series must be read in order. This is the first book.

This book was pure awesomeness! I found it very engaging and unique. The world was loosely based on a far future of an alternate Earth where we are the bad guys and supernatural element callers and living Gods roam. We destroyed the world by using up all the resources and polluting indiscriminately so the Gods were forced to come out of seclusion to clean up our mess and restore some semblance of Balance. These societies are at constant war with each other.

This coming of age story is all over the place (in a good way) especially with plot twists and reversals of fortune which is what made the story so enthralling in my opinion. I consider this book dystopian in nature as well as future post post apocalyptic fantasy. There was loads of suspense cloaked in a web of mysteries that complemented the action and adventure nicely. I can't wait for the sequel The Iron-Jawed Boy and the Hand of the Moon (Book 2, Guardians of Illyria) to come out so I can find out what trouble Ion will get himself into next!

I would recommend this book to paranormal audiences as well as fantasy ones. The post apocalyptic audience would enjoy it as long as they like a post post apocalypse as the world is already rebuilt even if not in a form we can recognize.

***This book is suitable for young adult through adult readers


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The IronJawed Boy Sky Guardian Chronicles series Book 1 eBook Nikolas Lee Reviews

This book is certainly not for those looking for a deep and complicated drama. It reads very much like the first Harry Potter book and is perfect for curling up for an afternoon of fun. The author doesn't burden you with deep philosophical questions or complicated plots but romps through a very fun adventure while making occasional snide comments and observations. Once I got used to his writing style I decided it was just as easy for an adult of 58 like me to roll along happily with the story as it would be for a twelve year old.

I recommend giving the book a shot and seriously doubt you will be disappointed.
This was a fun read. One of my students had recommended it and I see why. As you read the creative descriptions, you'll sometimes feel you're glimpsing into Harry Potter's realm. If you check the author's bio, he mentions that this homage was intentional. I feel it works well and makes the story accessible to middle school kids. On a personal note, I feel the iron jaw works as a great metaphor for this part of ourselves that is there for the world to see; a part we haven't quite accepted of ourselves and that others sometimes ridicule. We can't do away with it because it is now part of our essence, but does it define us or our actions? Or is it just one other facet to our being? I resonated with that aspect of Ion and I felt it was handled well. I look forward to reading the sequels and to recommending it to other fans of YA fantasy and to my future students.
I have enjoyed the three tales so far. Book one started off on a lighter note. Book two added some intrigue. Book three shifted the story in a new direction.

I am glad Ion meets a love interest. It is handled well and naturally. I was certainly cheering for him. Ion's journey has an added depth to it and it will be interesting to see how it pans out in book four.

The narrative in book three switched to first person and for me it was jarring. The chapters alternated between the perspectives of two main characters, which was fine, and though I understand the decision to tell the tale from their direct perspectives, I would have preferred a continuation of third person narration.

My only other concern is with the abrupt end of the tale. I expected a little more resolution, rather than being left on such a sudden precipice. Still, it was a good read and I do recommend the series. I look forward to book four.
A middle-grade fantasy that wears its influences on its sleeve, yet manages to build something new and fun.

I LOVED the opening sections of this, wherein Ion is separated from his family and forced to work for some comically appalling people. I also enjoyed the progression towards the climactic events at the end, about which I can't say much without spoilers. I'll say the banshee stuff was a nice touch, as was exploiting Ion's natural familial loyalties.

I also must say whoa huge variety of female characters! It's somewhat unusual, sadly, for this particular kind of novel -- about One Special Boy and written by a young male author -- to feature so many different female characters. Kudos to Lee for ensuring that in the world of the Iron-Jawed Boy, women are just people. Ion, he of the iron jaw, has wonderful non-relationships with many of them, especially his sister. These kids act like real siblings! I would like to see more of the secondary characters, too, and look forward to doing so as the series continues.

My quibbles with this book, then, are not so much to do with gender or character relationships, but mostly with various aspects of world-building and detail. For a start, and at the start, I found it difficult to believe that Ion would not recognize his sister, Oceanus, after just a few months apart -- the elapsed time between the opening section and when they are reunited reads more like a couple of year than only a few months. And Oceanus acts incredibly authoritative for someone we soon learn is only a student (and still a tween, at that). Related to this last bit I could never quite grasp the hierarchy of the gods, the guardians, etc. There didn't seem to be any consistent differentiation between them, so I couldn't always figure out the power relations in play at the... gods' school for new gods, where most of the book takes place. Some of the characters given the most humor (an otherwise appreciated note), were also then expected to have the most authority, and I could quite buy into it. The balance between humor and seriousness was just a touch off somehow. I think this was also why I never quite felt immersed in the book, but instead just skimming the surface and very easily distracted from it.

There was also a bit of the "Special Main Character is the Specialist Kid in Special Town and is Good at Everything" trope going on, although a lot less than there could have been. Ion, after all, does have to work a little bit more than not-at-all to master some of his abilities. I just wish we could have seen more of that work, rather than just a bit of it. We're told, after all, when he's not doing his homework. Even then he's Too Special to be punished for that. It's just inconsistent, again.

I would give this 3.5 stars, because my quibbles outweigh my squee just so much. I think it's a very impressive debut effort and that Lee is an author to watch, the rare kind who will perhaps benefit just as greatly from his own continued writing experience and reader feedback loop as he would from a professional publisher's editorial hand. I will definitely be reading Book 2.
This series must be read in order. This is the first book.

This book was pure awesomeness! I found it very engaging and unique. The world was loosely based on a far future of an alternate Earth where we are the bad guys and supernatural element callers and living Gods roam. We destroyed the world by using up all the resources and polluting indiscriminately so the Gods were forced to come out of seclusion to clean up our mess and restore some semblance of Balance. These societies are at constant war with each other.

This coming of age story is all over the place (in a good way) especially with plot twists and reversals of fortune which is what made the story so enthralling in my opinion. I consider this book dystopian in nature as well as future post post apocalyptic fantasy. There was loads of suspense cloaked in a web of mysteries that complemented the action and adventure nicely. I can't wait for the sequel The Iron-Jawed Boy and the Hand of the Moon (Book 2, Guardians of Illyria) to come out so I can find out what trouble Ion will get himself into next!

I would recommend this book to paranormal audiences as well as fantasy ones. The post apocalyptic audience would enjoy it as long as they like a post post apocalypse as the world is already rebuilt even if not in a form we can recognize.

***This book is suitable for young adult through adult readers