starts with Ironskin, a gothic, steampunk re-imagining of Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre, set just after the events of a devastating human-fey war. Copperhead picks up immediately after with Jane's sister, Helen, and is a re-imagining of Anne Brontë's The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. Silverblind is set some years later, and tells the story of Dorie, Jane's young charge in Ironskin. All three books can be read as standalones.
BOOK 1: IRONSKIN -- Jane Eliot wears an iron mask. It's the only way to contain the fey curse that scars her cheek. The Great War is five years gone, but its scattered victims remain -- the ironskin.
"This lyrical and utterly marvelous debut is one of the standout books of the year." -- RT Book Reviews, 4 & 1/2 Stars, Top PickThe audio book is at Audible, read by the amazing Rosalyn Landor.
Nebula Finalist for best Novel, Romantic Times Finalist for best Fantasy Novel
On Sale Date: Oct 2, 2012
Macmillan / Tor, ISBN -- 9780765330598
BOOK 2: COPPERHEAD -- Helen Huntingdon is beautiful -- so beautiful she has to wear an iron mask.
".Picking up after the events of Ironskin, Connolly's Jane Eyre reimagining, this is an outstanding exploration of the interplay between beauty, power, and female freedom." -- RT Book Reviews, 4 & 1/2 Stars"It's a great work of historical fantasy with some steampunk elements and a strong feminist theme. . . . [The world is] unbelievably lovely, unbelievably creepy, complicated and elegant and sordid (in spots) at the same time. . . .an amazing, exciting, imaginative, and empowering story." -- Smart Bitches, Trashy BooksThe audio book is at Audible, read by the amazing Rosalyn Landor.
On Sale Date: Oct 15, 2013
Macmillan / Tor, ISBN -- 9780765330604
BOOK 3: SILVERBLIND -- They wouldn't hire Dorie to hunt basilisks. But would they hire Dorian?
"Dorie, a spoiled and troubled child in Ironskin, has grown into an appealing heroine who takes risks to help the disadvantaged, even at great danger to herself." -- Library Journal "Since this trilogy's stunning opener, Ironskin, Connolly has used her fantasy series as a way to explore important issues of female self-image, self-worth and interiority. . . .a consistently engaging and entertaining series closer." -- RT Book ReviewsThe audio book is at Audible, read by the amazing Rosalyn Landor.
On Sale Date: Oct 7, 2014
Macmillan / Tor, ISBN -- 9780765375148