Born of Metal: An urban & military fantasy adventure

A.L. Knorr · Aaron D. Schneider

Aug 2019 · Rings of the Inconquo Book 1 · Intellectually Promiscuous Press

4.6

8 reviews

Ebook

278

Pages

Eligible

About this ebook

A powerful artifact, a secret society, an ancient evil. Can Ibby embrace her destiny as Inconquo guardian before an ages-old demon is unleashed on London?

Ibby’s parents gave up everything for a chance at a better life. So, after a terrible accident leaves her alone in London, Ibby works her internship at the British Museum and goes to her classes to make them proud.

But when Ibby finds a strange artifact and encounters a mysterious professor in the bowels of the museum, she learns that her lineage means bigger responsibilities than good grades. Training in the secrecy of a ghostly underground tube station defunct since 1933, her waking powers means Ibby must face the wrath of a titan with a vendetta against her kind...and she has to do it alone.

If you love strong female characters and millennia old secrets, you’ll love the origin story of Ibukun Bashir, metal elemental. Welcome to the world of the Inconquo.

Enjoy Born of Metal today and experience a wild ride and the forging of a modern legend!

urban fantasy, young adult contemporary fantasy, set in London UK, black female protagonist, dark fantasy, alternate history, archaeology, magic, superhero, elemental, coming of age, free, fantasy series, military

Ratings and reviews

4.6

8 reviews

noxwitchbooklife

August 31, 2023

This was so good, ghosts, a seemingly creepy museum with a crazy professor and a female main character who doesn't know she's essentially a superhero with shady organisations, some heartwarming relationships and demons - this was a fantastic introduction to Ibby's trilogy. It was fast paced and I enjoyed every word of it. I like particularly how interesting it was to read about being a metal elemental essentially in a modern day world with it being everywhere and in almost everything.

Amanda Petersen

September 2, 2023

Ibby is doing her job and falls into so much more. She learns she learns she has power over metals, but life is not easy. It took awhile to get into the plot, but once I was hooked it was a great story. There is a lot to enjoy the manipulation of metal, ghosts, and action. I look forward to seeing what Ibby has to face next. I highly recommend this story. I received a copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.

Shelly Kittell

August 28, 2023

My first venture into this series. I found the archeological twist exciting. It's always fun to find new things in Egypt and paranormal to boot. I found the characters quite interesting. All in all, it's a pretty cool book. I'm going to be reading the rest of the series. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

About the author

A.L. Knorr is a Canadian fantasy writer who won the Readers’ Favorite Gold Medal for YA Fantasy in 2018 with her mermaid fantasy; Born of Water. Abby has authored more than 35 titles since then and continues to enchant readers with stories of elemental magic, transformation, friendship, adventure, international travel, and of course, love. Though Abby’s stories are clean young adult fantasy and paranormal that are cuss-free with sweet romances but no explicit love scenes, readers of every age enjoy them. Abby lives on the Mediterranean coast with her floofy cat Pamuk and her talented chef husband.

Fantasy author and lore monger. Husband and father. Writer of such series as The Outcast Royal, The World’s First Wizard, The Rings of the Inconquo, The Warring Realm, and more to come.

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