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Not all monsters look like monsters. Some everyday folk are the worst monsters of all . . . Rossamund Bookchild's lamplighting career has been brought to a dramatic close. Now he is faced with a new life as personal servant to Europe, an elegant and powerful monster-hunter. As Rossamund settles into his new home, he finally discovers the true story of his origins, a story that must remain hidden if he is to survive in a land divided by the conflict between men and monsters. But now that he knows the truth about where he comes from, how can Rossamund play his role as assistant to a professional monster-hater? Only his loyalty to Europe keeps him by her side as they embark on a dangerous monster-hunting tour that can only end in tragedy...
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Factotum, D. M. Cornish
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- Released
- 2010
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- Title
- Factotum
- Language
- English
- Authors
- D. M. Cornish
- Publisher
- Random House
- Released
- 2010
- Format
- Hardcover
- ISBN10
- 0385611978
- ISBN13
- 9780385611978
- Series
- Blood Tattoo
- Tags
- Fiction, Fantasy, Adventure, Young Adult, Science Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, Steampunk, Australian Literature
- First published
- 2009
- Original title
- Factotum
- Rating
- 4.2 out of 5
- Description
- Not all monsters look like monsters. Some everyday folk are the worst monsters of all . . . Rossamund Bookchild's lamplighting career has been brought to a dramatic close. Now he is faced with a new life as personal servant to Europe, an elegant and powerful monster-hunter. As Rossamund settles into his new home, he finally discovers the true story of his origins, a story that must remain hidden if he is to survive in a land divided by the conflict between men and monsters. But now that he knows the truth about where he comes from, how can Rossamund play his role as assistant to a professional monster-hater? Only his loyalty to Europe keeps him by her side as they embark on a dangerous monster-hunting tour that can only end in tragedy...