Guardians don’t get a choice between dreams and duty. When something terrible stirs…duty calls.With the help of her best friend Jackie and Uncle Irshad, her only remaining family, Ibby has rebuilt a normal life after the chaos of the year before when she discovered she was Inconquo––a metal-shaping, iron-slinging guardian. But a normal life is too much to ask for someone wielding the power Ibby … for someone wielding the power Ibby has.
When a secret society with sinister intentions returns to resurrect the original Inconquo, a bloodthirsty demi-god of mythic proportions…Ibby steps to the front lines. Stakes rise when she discovers treachery among her trusted peers and learns she’s not just fighting for herself and her family but everyone who has Inconquo blood running through their veins.
With so much on the line, Ibby looks for help wherever she can get it. When a hated enemy comes crashing back into her life, will Ibby make a deal with the devil in the hopes that she can stop the apocalyptic awakening?
Metal Guardian is the second book in the Rings of the Inconquo trilogy. If you like new twists on old myths, kickass women, and plenty of full-metal action, don’t miss this exciting urban fantasy series!
Get lost in a story filled with thrills and elemental magic the way you’ve never seen it before. Witness the forging of a modern legend today…
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Ok, not a duology then, as originally touted, but a trilogy. Must have been all the action and excitement that has taken on a mind of its own. After the prologue, the beginning of this story starts off with Ibby welcoming her Uncle Iry from Sudan into the UK. You may as well enjoy this fairly quiet beginning because it won’t stay that way for long. Ibby is challenged almost beyond her metal powers. Awesome descriptions about the struggles to overcome the bad guys as she works with the metal to bend and shape it to her will. Barely escaping with her life and the lives of her friends and uncle. What happens next is to be found in the next book in the series. I anxiously await it. I highly recommend this series to all who love high action and drama with a kick a** heroine and maybe a little bit of romance.
Mobsters and magic. An excellent combination in this second book following Ibby and her friends. Mix in a frienemy and a new love interest, and this book ticks all the boxes!
Ibby is finally going to be reunited with her last remaining family but her plans to live a somewhat normal life are shattered and she’s hit with a hard dose of reality, there is no going back. Dogging bullets, fighting evil and learning how to stay one step ahead of everyone else is her new life. She didn’t ask for it but in order to keep those she loves and all of humanity safe she’ll have to step up and become the guardian she was destined to be.
I loved going on this journey with Ibby and her circle. It was a riveting and suspenseful adventure. I really loved seeing the story come together and kind of make connections/tie into The Elemental Origins series.
I can’t wait to start the final segment of Ibby’s quest.
Honestly- l struggled with this book. As it is co-written it showed and wasn’t her usual page turning, all consuming and addictive style. It is still a good book.
Great Read! Ibby has become proficient with her powers and finally gotten her family together. But a safe, normal, life is not in the cards. Lots of action and intrigue where it is hard to tell friend from foe. I am looking forward to the final book in this entertaining series.
So I absolutely loved book one and was so excited for book two and it was every bit as good! A great fast paced and exciting urban fantasy read filled with new twists on old myths, kickass women, and plenty of full-metal action, this had me on the edge of my seat! I totally recommend that you read book one first otherwise a lot of it will not make sense but questions are answered, some are not, there’s magic, a little romance and a few twists and turns and you will not be able to put this down!
Ok, not a duology then, as originally touted, but a trilogy. Must have been all the action and excitement that has taken on a mind of its own. After the prologue, the beginning of this story starts off with Ibby welcoming her Uncle Iry from Sudan into the UK. You may as well enjoy this fairly quiet beginning because it won’t stay that way for long. Ibby is challenged almost beyond her metal powers. Awesome descriptions about the struggles to overcome the bad guys as she works with the metal to bend and shape it to her will. Barely escaping with her life and the lives of her friends and uncle. What happens next is to be found in the next book in the series. I anxiously await it. I highly recommend this series to all who love high action and drama with a kick a** heroine and maybe a little bit of romance.
I adore A.L. Knorr’s books. They’re invariably fresh, imaginative and fun. That’s certainly true of Metal Guardian, her second Rings of the Inconquo urban fantasy adventure. I love the star of this book, Ibby, an “Inconquo”, which is a metal-shaping, iron-slinging guardian. She faces betrayals and lots of thrilling adventures here against pretty daunting odds but wow is it ever fun following along. This book was just one solid fun thrill ride, and I’m happy to highly recommend it.
This is book two in this exciting series, and I HIGHLY suggest reading book one first. This is full stop adrenaline led by a fierce woman named Ibby who only recently learned of her power with metal through her bloodline. Not to mention this fight against an ancient evil. She fears she may be the last of her kind, and so with her fierce but human BFF Jackie, her elderly uncle, and a possible ex enemy turned compatriot they do their best to continue the fight. Old friends are possible traitors, another vanishes into thin air. Strange things and people are hitting them left and right. My money is on Ibby. She has a quick mind, huge heart, and is learning on her feet at an incredible rate. Evil is rising, but they’ve not encountered Ibby or her team yet. I can’t wait for book three to see what happens. She may be down, but she’s FAR from out….and more it seems there more hope that before.
I was looking forward to this book. Now that I have read it I can’t wait for the third book. This story is amazing. The book kept me on the edge of my seat. I hate that it is only a trilogy because I could keep reading about Ibby and her comrades for a while. The story has so many twists and turns that you question what ulterior motives some of the characters have. They just keep you guessing. As part of the Elemental’s world this has been a wonderful addition. However, you do not need to read the other Elemental books to enjoy this series. But I recommend those books as well.
A fantastic read that grabs you fof rom the first page to the last. This is the Second book in the series. Its a fast past read with epic scenes, the scenes are written so well that I can picture them in my minds eye. This is a real page turner with twists and turns that keeps you enthralled with this read. I definitely recommend this captivating read. Its a must read.
Shauna Joesten