Lungdon: Book Three (The Iremonger Trilogy) - Hardcover

Carey, Edward

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1468309552 ISBN 13: 9781468309553

Publisher: Amulet Books, 2015

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author

Edward Carey is the author and illustrator of two novels for adults, Observatory Mansions and Alva and Irva, which was longlisted for the IMPAC Literary Award. The Iremonger Trilogy is his first work for young readers. Born in England, he now lives with his wife, Elizabeth McCracken, and their two children in Austin, Texas, where he wrote the Iremonger Trilogy.

Review

“This wildly original trilogy is set in a fantasy London of the 1870s, where a family called Iremonger ministers to the heaps of city trash. A magnificently engrossing indictment of our late capitalist modernity.”
- NPR

“Having just finished the final book, I can say that the whole trilogy is terrific. Told through a variety of voices, the story is rich and compelling. Carey's world building is superb. These Iremongers and Heap House reminded me again and again of the equally weird world of Mervyn Peake's marvelous Gormenghast books. The characters are similarly strange, the language ornate and original, the place fabulously described, and the plot riveting. In addition to being a terrific read, the books themselves are gorgeous, full of Carey's art. Dark at moments, emotionally charged at others, this is one superb series.”
- Huffington Post

“Humorous”
- Entertainment Weekly

“Fantastic and Creepy”
- Dallas Morning News

“Heap House is weird, yes. Spectacularly so.”
- The New York Times Book Review - Praise for HEAP HOUSE

“Heap House―the first in a trilogy set in Victorian England―is a witty, fantastical, sometimes terrifying world, like the best kind of fairy tales. And like many fairy tales, it’s suitable for children as well as adults.”
- Austin American-Statesman - Praise for HEAP HOUSE

“How do I even begin to talk about this exceptional, astonishing book? Reading Heap House I was reminded of Edward Gorey, Lemony Snicket, and Roald Dahl; it's a grimy world with a sepia glow, a Victoriana of malicious clutter. It's an intelligent, thoughtful, compassionate book. It's also gorgeously written. Heap House is, its heart of trash notwithstanding, an absolute treasure.”
- NPR - Praise for HEAP HOUSE

“Whimsically gothic...”
- Los Angeles Times - Praise for HEAP HOUSE

“Foulsham is just as creepy and artful as the trilogy opener, Heap House...Once again, black and white illustrations add to the overall feel of this wonderfully dark and unique novel.”
- Omnivoraious, The Amazon Book Review (Praise for FOULSHAM)

“Foulsham is a jaunty sequel to Edward Carey’s delightful Heap House. Carey, who teaches fairy tales at the University of Texas and illustrates his books, knows how to keep the narrative moving. But he also knows how to write interesting, quirky characters who will appeal to adults as well as children.”
- Austin American-Statesman (Praise for FOULSHAM)

About this edition

• Publisher: Amulet Books
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1468309552
• ISBN 13: 9781468309553
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 512