Incarceron is a vast prison filled with cities, forests, seas and thousands of people (A world within a world). Prisoners are born and die in this prison and as decades have past, the idea of world Outside of the prison becomes more myth than fact. This novel follows the adventure of one prisoner, Finn, as he tries to escape the prison. Why is he trying to escape? Because he not only believes there is an Outside but he believes he was BORN Outside!
The novel also follows the adventure of a girl named Claudia who lives Outside and whose father is the warden of Incarceron! She has always been fascinated with Incarceron, especially since her father won't tell her much about it.
Eventually Claudia and Finn discover twin Keys (similar to what's on the cover of this book) and find that they can communicate with each other with the Keys. Finn asks Claudia for her help in Escaping Incarceron and Claudia agrees. But, as she's doing so she discovers something incredible about Finn's past.
Pretty interesting concept, right? But the vastness of the prison is difficult to imagine and the technology Claudia has access to is so advanced that it messes with my ability to "believe" the story. The best way I can explain it is to compare it to Harry Potter. All the weird stuff that happens, you can chalk it up to magic, but in Incarceron, it's not explained if it's magic or machine -- very confusing.
Overall, this is a very adventurous novel that takes the reader to unexpected points and leaves us at a precipice of excitement which makes us itching for more! I cannot wait to get a hold of the sequel Sapphique!
Plus, there's a movie adaptation in the works!
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