Foundling (Paperback)
| Author: D. M. Cornish | Illustrator: D. M. Cornish |
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Format: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
ISBN-10: 0142409138
ISBN-13: 9780142409138
Sku: 204469884
Publish Date: 9/6/2007
Pages:
434
Age Range:
16 to UP
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Meet RossamündÂ?a foundling, a boy with a girlÂ's name who is about to begin a dangerous life in the service of the Emperor of the Half-Continent. What starts as a simple journey becomes a dangerous and complicated set of battles and decisions. Humans, monsters, unearthly creatures . . . who among these can Rossamünd trust? D. M. Cornish has created an entirely original world, grounded in his own deft, classically influenced illustrations. Foundling is a magic-laced, Dickensian adventure that will transport the reader.Having grown up in a home for foundlings, Rossamund sets out to report to his new job as a lamplighter and has several adventures along the way as he meets people and monsters who are more complicated that he previously thought. An ALA Best Book for Young Adults. Reprint. |
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The orphaned Rossamund, a boy with an unfortunately feminine name, lives in the fantastical Half-Continent, a place where people and monsters are constantly at war. Those who manage to kill the evil beasts are decorated with bloody tattoos. When Rossamund must travel for the Emperor, he encounters intense adventure and terror. The extensive glossary, maps, and drawings will appeal to young fantasy readers.
The orphaned Rossamund, a boy with an unfortunately feminine name, lives in the fantastical Half-Continent, a place where people and monsters are constantly at war. Those who manage to kill the evil beasts are decorated with bloody tattoos. When Rossamund must travel for the Emperor, he encounters intense adventure and terror. The extensive glossary, maps, and drawings will appeal to young fantasy readers.
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