num_pages: 434
description: 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.
language: English
title: Foundling
titlecomplete: Foundling (Monster Blood Tattoo, #1)
genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Teen, Young Adult Fantasy, Childrens, Steampunk, Young Adult, Science Fiction Fantasy, Monsters, Fiction
ratings_count: 7982
series: Terre des monstres / Monster Blood Tattoo, Monster Blood Tattoo
awards: awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Aurealis Award
category: Young Adult Novel
publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers