It is the first novel in the Iron Codex series , an alternate - history steampunk story set in a Victorian - themed America .
Kittredge 's debut young - adult novel , The Iron Thorn , was released in February 2011 .
It is the first novel in the The Iron Thorn   series , an alternate - history steampunk story set in a Victorian - themed America .
Kittredge 's debut young - adult novel , The Iron Thorn , was released in February 2011 .