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Foundling by D. M. Cornish
Nov. 30th, 2009 10:23 pmThe Blurb On The Back:
Growing up at Madam Opera’s Estimable Marine Society for Foundling Boys and Girls, Rossamünd Bookchild – a boy with an unfortunate name – has led sheltered from the dangers of the world. But this all changes the day the man with the strange red-and-pale-blue eyes recruits him into the service of the Emperor. Rossamünd has been drafted into the ranks of the Half-Continent’s “lamplighters” – soldiers who protect the empire’s roads from all evil.
Now Rossamünd must begin the journey of his life, travelling the Half-Continent, a world full of people who can be as predatory as any monster he can imagine. And when he falls in with the mysterious and talented Europe, who can soot electricity out of her body and call lightning down from the sky, he learns that some people can truly be lethal ...
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
This has been one of my favourite reads of the year because the scope of the world building and attention to detail is incredible. The characters are memorable and the ideas that Cornish has are astounding in their originality. This has all the makings of being a classic series that will be loved for years to come.
Growing up at Madam Opera’s Estimable Marine Society for Foundling Boys and Girls, Rossamünd Bookchild – a boy with an unfortunate name – has led sheltered from the dangers of the world. But this all changes the day the man with the strange red-and-pale-blue eyes recruits him into the service of the Emperor. Rossamünd has been drafted into the ranks of the Half-Continent’s “lamplighters” – soldiers who protect the empire’s roads from all evil.
Now Rossamünd must begin the journey of his life, travelling the Half-Continent, a world full of people who can be as predatory as any monster he can imagine. And when he falls in with the mysterious and talented Europe, who can soot electricity out of her body and call lightning down from the sky, he learns that some people can truly be lethal ...
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
This has been one of my favourite reads of the year because the scope of the world building and attention to detail is incredible. The characters are memorable and the ideas that Cornish has are astounding in their originality. This has all the makings of being a classic series that will be loved for years to come.
