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- ↑ "New York Times Bestselling Childrens". The New York Times site. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
- ↑ "The Iron Fey Homepage". The Iron Fey website. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
- ↑ "The Iron Fey". Goodreads. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
