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Lungdon

Book Three

by Edward Carey
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The Iremonger family is at large in London, the ruins of the town of Foulsham left burning behind them. They need a new home and they intend to find one. Londoners are beginning to notice bizarre happenings†"loved ones disappearing, strange objects appearing and a creeping darkness that seems to swallow up the daylight. The Police have summoned help, but is their cure more deadly than the feared Iremongers? What role will Clod play: returning son or rebel? Heartbroken child or hero? And where are all the rats coming from? The interlocking fates of the odd and marvelous Iremongers are now to be unraveled and disclosed in the thrilling conclusion to the Iremonger trilogy. Will servant girl Lucy Pennant and young Clod Iremonger be reunited? Will the Heaps, their ramshackle ancestral home, continue to stand? Will their birth objects, discarded items—a door knob, a bath tub plug, a match box, what-have-you— given to them at birth with lives and histories of their own, continue to exert their uncanny pull? All will be revealed about Clod and his dark world in Lungdon.

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    November 5, 2015

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      • ISBN: 9781468312928
      • File size: 9590 KB

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      • ISBN: 9781468312928
      • File size: 9590 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • School Library Journal

      December 1, 2015

      Gr 7 Up-The Iremongers, forced from their home when it was burned to the ground in Foulsham (Overlook, 2014), have settled in London, which they have not-so-affectionately dubbed Lungdon. With them, they bring darkness and despair to the entire city. Londoners are disappearing right and left, and random objects are being discovered everywhere. Iremongers are also under attack, and it's Clod who must sort out the good from the bad, the humans from the leathers, and the birth objects from the mundane. This dark, dingy conclusion to the trilogy doesn't quite have the warmth of its predecessors, but fans of the series will appreciate the many answered questions and the nail-biting conclusion. It's filled to the brim with the author's own black-and-white illustrations, which will give readers of any age the shivers. VERDICT Even though the weird factor has been raised to a new level, this is a must-read for those who loved the first two installments.-Mandy Laferriere, Fowler Middle School, Frisco, TX

      Copyright 2015 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

    • The Horn Book

      July 1, 2016
      In the trilogy finale, a fearful epidemic runs rampant through Victorian London, causing people to turn into everyday objects, and a creepy family makes a last stand to seize power. Journal-like entries from multiple narrators and expert use of dialogue create a multifaceted cast of characters. Carey's macabre black-and-white portraits, reminiscent of Edward Gorey, enhance the unsettling tone.

      (Copyright 2016 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

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