Incarceron - a futuristic prison, sealed from view, where the descendants of the
original prisoners live in a dark world torn by rivalry and savagery. It is a t
errifying mix of high technology - a living building which pervades the novel as
an ever-watchful, ever-vengeful character, and a typical medieval torture chamb
er - chains, great halls, dungeons. A young prisoner, Finn, has haunting visions
of an earlier life, and cannot believe he was born here and has always been her
e. In the outer world, Claudia, daughter of the Warden of Incarceron, is trapped
in her own form of prison - a futuristic world constructed beautifully to look
like a past era, an imminent marriage she dreads. She knows nothing of Incarcero
n, except that it exists. But there comes a moment when Finn, inside Incarceron,
and Claudia, outside, simultaneously find a device - a crystal key, through whi
ch they can talk to each other. And so the plan for Finn's escape is born ..."I
loved the book. It's a crazy, cool, dark world ...it's a great story." -- Taylor
Lautner, star of the Twilight movies.
