Ironhand (Book Two, Stoneheart Trilogy)

In the second installment of the Stoneheart Trilogy, author Charlie Fletcher has raised the stakes. George has discovered that he is a Maker, a person who can alter or truly destroy a statue, and create anything out of stone and metal. Through his journey, he has met Edie, a young girl and one of the supposedly extinct Glints, a person who can see the past, and all of un-London. However, in the first book, the Gunner who protected George was captured by the Walker, a human servant of the Stone who is now hunting George and Edie. As the two friends set out to find their captured companion, George is snatched by a Taint, a statue that has no soul, that George names Spout. George is saved from Spout by an 'Agent of Fate' called Ariel who has come to ensure that George takes 'the Hard Way.' Brought by Ariel to a statue known only as The Last Knight, George is challenged to a duel and escapes certain death at the Knight's hand by Spout, who brakes his wing in the process. George uses his maker powers to heal the Taint's wing and the two, George and Spout, form a friendship. George's escape comes with a price, however. Three veins of marble, bronze, and an unknown stone are slowly making their way up George's arm. If they reach George's heart, he will die. Each represents a duel he must fight on land, on water, and in air. For each time George wins a duel, one vein will disappear. Will George and Edie save the Gunner from the mysterious Walker? What will George do with the Last Knight pursuing him? Will he survive to right his wrong and save the world? Find out in Ironhand!

Ironhand is my favorite of the Stoneheart Trilogy because we meet my favorite character of the entire series, The Last Knight. He is the cover character of this book, a villain with noble intentions that you will never forget. I highly recommend you read the series and this book.