And now we're going to get the opportunity to get the full story! Sarah may have also mentioned the possible title for the sequel - it's not been approved yet, though, so we can't share it. It was a sufficient ending, don't get me wrong, but it left quite a bit unsaid. You can check out my Review in a GIFfy for the novel if you don't believe me. But when I got to the end of Of Metal and Wishes, I needed more. And I was okay with that because I could use more stand-alone novels in my life. Ever!!! When I read Of Metal and Wishes, I read it thinking it was a stand-alone. I can’t wait to share these books with readers!Įeeeeek! Best. The sequel pushes all of that further-the romance, the risks, the cultural differences and conflicts-and does it on a grander scale. Of Metal and Wishes is not just a romance it's about persisting in the face of tragedy and oppression-and triumphing over it. And to get the chance to tell the entire story I’d envisioned was a special privilege. ), was soothing and uplifting after months of doubt and turmoil in my writing life. (I wrote it in three weeks!) Writing the sequel, while less breathless (it took me four weeks.

Writing the first book was an ecstatic, breathless experience, one I’ll never forget. When I was told I’d have the opportunity to write the sequel to Of Metal and Wishes, I was overjoyed for a few reasons. I'll just let the author tell you about it herself. I won't waste your time with platitudes or trying to convince you why this is so unbelievably awesome. But the farther she journeys into the warzone, the more confusing things become.There's going to be a sequel to Of Metal and Wishes!!! When she overhears plans to crush Melik’s people with the powerful war machines created at the factory, Wen makes the painful decision to leave behind all she has known-including Bo-to warn them. The Noor are waging a rebellion in the west. Their strange, fragile friendship soothes some of the ache of missing Melik, the strong-willed Noor who walked away from Wen all those months ago-but it can’t quell her fears for him. She works in the clinic at the weapons factory and sneaks away to nurse Bo, once the Ghost, now a boy determined to transform himself into a living machine. In the year since the collapse of the slaughterhouse where Wen worked as her father’s medical assistant, she’s held all her secrets close.

War erupts in this bittersweet sequel to “Of Metal and Wishes”, inspired by The Phantom of the Opera and called “relentlessly engrossing” by The Romantic Times.

Of Metal and Wishes by Sarah Fine