The Iron King by Julie Kagawa book cover

The Iron King

by Julie Kagawa

Our rating

Spice 0/5 Darkness 2/5

Spice: none. Darkness: some dark moments.

On her sixteenth birthday Meghan Chase learns she's the daughter of the Summer King, right as her little brother gets stolen into the Nevernever. Puck, Ash of the Winter Court and fae made of iron. Very 2010 YA, and Ash is why people still recommend it.

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Is The Iron King spicy?

No. The Iron King has no sex on the page. If there's romance it stays at kissing or happens off-page, so it's a safe pick if you want zero spice.

How dark is The Iron King?

We rate The Iron King 2 out of 5 for darkness (some dark moments). The big content warnings are kidnapping, graphic violence. The full list is further down the page.

Do you need to read The Iron Fey in order?

The Iron King is book 1 of The Iron Fey, so it's the place to start. The series has 1 book on our list so far and is complete.

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Content warnings

Show 2 content warnings for The Iron King
  • Kidnapping
  • Graphic violence

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Details

Series
The Iron Fey, book 1
Series status
Complete
Pages
126
First published
2010
Genre
Romantasy

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