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Foundling (Monster Blood Tattoo, Book 1)
Written by D.M. Cornish
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Average Score:
82(5)
Meet Rossamünd—a foundling, a boy with a girl’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.
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Book Details
Young Adult
Fantasy
Paperback,
448 Pages
Published
by Speak on September 06, 2007
First Published by Putnam Juvenile in 2006
ISBN-10 0142409138
ISBN-13 978-0142409138
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Reviews
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SF Reader
| Christina Wantz Fixemer
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Review Rating: 90
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There is enough violence and "big ideas" to make this novel more appropriate to young teens and older [...]
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Graemes Fantasy Book Review
| Graeme Flory
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Review Rating: 88
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Despite its faults, 'Foundling' was an immensely enjoyable read.
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SF Site
| John Enzinas
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Review Rating: 80
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I can't decide what I am looking forward to more: reading more about Rossamund as he keeps moving towards his destiny or just wanting to immerse myself once more in the world Cornish has created.
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SFRevu
| Drew Bittner
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Review Rating: 80
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In a setting reminiscent of China Mieville and J.K. Rowling, with a hero who would be familiar to Charles Dickens or Gilbert and Sullivan, Cornish launches an exciting, delightful new young adult series.
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Neth Space
| Neth
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Review Rating: 75
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The relatively short portion of Rossamünd's life shown in Foundling was thoroughly enjoyable and wonderfully realized[...]
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