Praise for
Icefall A 2012 Edgar Award Winner for Best Juvenile Mystery
A 2011 Agatha Award Nominee
New York Public Library 100 Books for Reading and Sharing
2012 ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults
Judy Lopez Memorial Award Winner
"[O]ne of the best reads of the season . . ." --
Deseret News "[A] claustrophobic, thought-provoking coming-of-age adventure . . ." --
Publishers Weekly "[A] taut, compelling mystery and survival story . . . Readers will be left thinking about this one long after the chill has left their bones." --
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "[A] superb mystery enriched with powerful, believable characters, plot, and setting, and guarantees that readers will be thoroughly engaged to the final word." --
Books to Borrow, Books to Buy, Nationally Syndicated Column
"Interesting, well-developed characters abound. . . . [and] the chilly, claustrophobic, ancient setting is vividly created." --
Kirkus Reviews Praise for
The Clockwork Three * "In this riveting historical fantasy . . . debut novelist Kirby has assembled all the ingredients for a rousing adventure, which he delivers with rich, transporting prose. Mixing fantasy and steampunk elements with subtle urban mythology, Kirby's immersive story can be read as a modern morality play or a satisfying stand-alone tale." --
Publishers Weekly, starred review
"[M]emorable characters, hearty action, and palpable atmospherics." --
Booklist
Matthew J. Kirby is the critically acclaimed author of the middle-grade novels Icefall, which won the Edgar Award for Best Juvenile Mystery and the PEN Literary Award for Children's Literature; The Clockwork Three, which was named a Publishers Weekly Flying Start; The Lost Kingdom; Last Descendants, an Assassin's Creed novel; The Quantum League: Spell Robbers; and Cave of Wonders, the fifth book in the Infinity Ring series. He was born in Utah and grew up in Maryland, California, and Hawaii. Matthew is currently at work on his next novel.