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The Iron Dragon's Daughter by Swanwick, Michael is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Iron Dragon's Daughter about?

The changeling's decision to steal a dragon and escape was born, though she did not know it then, the night the children met to plot the death of their supervisor... With these words, author Michael Swanwick ushers us into a remarkable realm of darkest fantasy, erotic dreams and industrial magicks - equaling the undiluted power and uniqueness of vision of his Nebula award-winning masterwork Stations of the Tide. Jane is a human changeling child coming of age in a world of violence and monsters. An abused outcast, she toils unceasingly alongside trolls, dwarves, shifters and feys in the dank, stygian bowels of a steam dragon plant - helping to construct the massive, black iron flying machines the elvan rulers use for waging war. Young Jane's days are bleak and her future seems hopeless - until a cold yet tantalizing inner voice whispers to her of high lakes, autumn stars...and freedom. The voice leads her to a junkyard dragon - old and broken, kept alive by hatred and a still-unsatisfied thirst for blood. And he promises to help Jane escape, if she will, in turn, help him to fly again. But untold wonders and terrors both lie beyond the factory gates - where a true name is a weapon..

Who reads The Iron Dragon's Daughter?

Author

Swanwick, Michael

Publisher

AvoNova / William Morrow & Co

Published

1993

Language

EN

ISBN

9780688131746

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Fantasy Fiction

Rating

3.69 / 5 (115 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13