When his beloved is killed in a terrorist atrocity committed by the sinister Bookman, young poet Orphan becomes enmeshed in a web of secrets and lies. His quest to uncover the truth takes him from the hidden catacombs of a London on the brink of revolution, through pirate-infested seas, to the mysterious island that may hold the secret to the origin, not only of the shadowy Bookman, but of Orphan himself… Includes the novelette ‘Murder in the Cathedral’. Discover, truthfully, what actually happened when Orphan visited Paris. File Under: Steampunk [ Alternate Victorian London | Reptilian royalty | Diabolical anarchists | Extraordinary adventure! ]
ISBN: | 9780857665966 |
Publication date: | 2nd June 2016 |
Author: | Lavie Tidhar |
Publisher: | Angry Robot an imprint of Watkins Media Limited |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 400 pages |
Series: | The Bookman Histories |
Genres: |
Fantasy |