Steampunk and Other Blended Genres
Steampunk:
Incarceron
Bibliography:
Fisher, C (2010). Incarceron. New York: Dial Books.
Claudia is about to be married off to a prince and they will rule over the kingdom together. The problem is that Claudia is in love with Finn, the prince's brother who was killed when he was younger. As the daughter of the Warden, Claudia is well aware of Incarceron, which as she and the world have been lead to believe is a prison to keep undesirables out of their kingdom. When she starts searching for her fathers secret, she learns that Incarceron is not what everyone has been lead to believe. She finds the key to enter Incarceron and in the mean time a young man named Finn is on the inside with a key to get to the outside. When Finn and Claudia finally meet up, they have a difficult time putting the pieces together and understanding the deception that their parents have presented to the world. Together they work to make it known that Finn, the boy in line for the kingdom is not dead at all, he has been in Incarceron.
Sapphique
Bibliography:
Fisher, C (2010). Sapphique. New York: Dial Books.
Now that Finn is out of Incarceron and has taken his rightful place in the kingdom, he is now on a quest to get his friends out of Incarceron. Finn is having difficulties in acclimating to the outside world since he has spent almost half his life living and struggling to survive in Incarceron. Finn goes back in to find his friends and Claudia finds out from her father that she is not the true daughter of the Warden, she was a child from Incarceron that they took and raised. With many questions and trying to find their true place in whichever world, both e Finn and Claudia must choose where they want to be.
Other Blended Genres:
White Cat
Bibliography:
Black, H. (2010). White Cat. New York: Margaret K. McElderry Books.
This week we have talked about Steampunk and several sub-genres. Steampunk is a sub-genre of science fiction, alternate history, and denotes fictional works set in the era or world where steam power is still widely used, usually the 19th century and often the Victorian era. Steampunk can also contain alternate history for technologies including analog computers, or digital mechanical computers. So basically, Steampunk is set in the Victorian Era but includes some type of gadget, possibly computerized, to the storyline. Magical Realism books, in which magical elements are blended into the real world. Urban Fantasy in which a the setting can be futuristic, modern or historical but is set in a city with supernatural elements.
Steampunk:
Incarceron
Bibliography:
Fisher, C (2010). Incarceron. New York: Dial Books.
Claudia is about to be married off to a prince and they will rule over the kingdom together. The problem is that Claudia is in love with Finn, the prince's brother who was killed when he was younger. As the daughter of the Warden, Claudia is well aware of Incarceron, which as she and the world have been lead to believe is a prison to keep undesirables out of their kingdom. When she starts searching for her fathers secret, she learns that Incarceron is not what everyone has been lead to believe. She finds the key to enter Incarceron and in the mean time a young man named Finn is on the inside with a key to get to the outside. When Finn and Claudia finally meet up, they have a difficult time putting the pieces together and understanding the deception that their parents have presented to the world. Together they work to make it known that Finn, the boy in line for the kingdom is not dead at all, he has been in Incarceron.
Sapphique
Bibliography:
Fisher, C (2010). Sapphique. New York: Dial Books.
Now that Finn is out of Incarceron and has taken his rightful place in the kingdom, he is now on a quest to get his friends out of Incarceron. Finn is having difficulties in acclimating to the outside world since he has spent almost half his life living and struggling to survive in Incarceron. Finn goes back in to find his friends and Claudia finds out from her father that she is not the true daughter of the Warden, she was a child from Incarceron that they took and raised. With many questions and trying to find their true place in whichever world, both e Finn and Claudia must choose where they want to be.
Other Blended Genres:
White Cat
Bibliography:
Black, H. (2010). White Cat. New York: Margaret K. McElderry Books.
Cassel comes from a family of curse workers. Like most folks, his family has been a part of this world for many generations. The problem is that Cassel doesn't believe he has a gift like the rest of his family. At school, Cassel finds himself on the roof of the school, hanging on and crying out for help. He has no idea how he got there or why he would even be there, in his underwear. Come to find out, he may have been sleepwalking and that is how he ended up on the roof. His journey to discover why he is suddenly sleepwalking leads him to discover things about his family that he may have wished to avoid while learning that he has a gift and his brothers have been using him and his gift and then erasing his memory of the events. How much trouble is Cassel in? Will he be able to get out of it? Will his friends at school Sam and Daneca be able to help him and stay safe along the way? Casle has many answers to find and he is on a mission to find the truth. This is the first book in the Curse Workers trilogy.
Red Glove
Bibliography:Black, H. (2011). Red Glove. New York: Margaret K. McElderry Books.
In book two of the Curse Worker trilogy, Cassel finds himself trying to figure out what his brothers are up to . The FBI comes to Cassel and informs him that his brother Phillip is dead and they want his help with the case. They provide him with the case file to review in hopes that he will be able to tell them who Phillips killer was and who killed a group of workers before that. As Cassel reviews the file and discovers one hidden by Phillip, he finds that he was the one who killed the workers, but not Phillip, so he is now looking for two killers. The video that the FBI shows him was of a red gloved woman entering Phillips house on the day he was killed. At least he knows he is looking for a woman. With the help of Sam and Daneca, Cassel weaves a plot to keep him out of trouble while protecting what is left of his family.
