num_pages: 416
description: A masked terrorist has brought London to its knees - there are bombs inside books and nobody knows which ones. On the day of the launch of the first expedition to Mars by giant cannon he outdoes himself with an audacious attack. For young poet Orphan trapped in the screaming audience it seems his destiny is entwined with that of the shadowy terrorist but how? Like a steam-powered take on V for Vendetta rich with satire and slashed through with automatons giant lizards pirates airships and wild adventure The Bookman is the first of a series. (Description from Amazon.com)
language: English
title: The Bookman
publisher: HarperCollins Publishers