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London : Corgi Children's, 2008.
Description
Having grown up in a home for foundlings and possessing a girl's name, Rossamünd sets out to report to his new job as a lamplighter and has several adventures along the way as he meets people and monsters who are more complicated that he previously thought. Includes glossaries and maps.
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LibraryThing member jolerie
Rossamund, a boy, with the unfortunate luck of having a girls name, is an orphan at Madam Opera's Estimable Marine Society for Foundling Boys & Girls. Foundlings are children without homes who are destitute and are destined to be vagrants roaming the streets unless they are fortunate enough to find
Foundling was a quick read due to the fact that one third of the book is actually an explicarium, which truly is a labour of love from the author. Filled within these numerous pages are explanations, definitions, maps, charts, and character drawings, all to expand the world of the Half-Continent. This truly is a world not like our own, with its own myths and lore, but there is a part of me that wished that some of the content that was given in the appendices had been weaved throughout the story instead. With a couple of tweaks and upgrades, this story could have easily been a fantastic adult fantasy fiction with a world filled with detailed history and a rich culture, instead of a rather watered down YA version that left me wanting that much more story. Nonetheless, I enjoyed the book enough to keep reading the next book in the series.
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themselves accepted at an orphanage such as Madame Opera's. Here, the children are taught suitable skills and trade that will one day enable them to be contributing members of society instead of being homeless in a world filled with monsters that threaten the civilized empires bordering the wilderness. Rossamund, despite his desire to be a vinegaroon, a life of adventure on the high seas, is called upon to be a lamplighter, in service of the High Emperor himself. Before even arriving at his post to begin his duties, Rossamund encounters death and monsters, abduction and escape, friends and foes, and choices that will alter the course of his life. Foundling was a quick read due to the fact that one third of the book is actually an explicarium, which truly is a labour of love from the author. Filled within these numerous pages are explanations, definitions, maps, charts, and character drawings, all to expand the world of the Half-Continent. This truly is a world not like our own, with its own myths and lore, but there is a part of me that wished that some of the content that was given in the appendices had been weaved throughout the story instead. With a couple of tweaks and upgrades, this story could have easily been a fantastic adult fantasy fiction with a world filled with detailed history and a rich culture, instead of a rather watered down YA version that left me wanting that much more story. Nonetheless, I enjoyed the book enough to keep reading the next book in the series.
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LibraryThing member smfmpls
This juvenile fantasy has highly compelling worldbuilding, including detailed maps and backstories of almost every place and character, but the story of a foundling and his journey to start a job as a 'lamplighter' seems incidental to the very detailed world. The extremely long glossary gives away
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LibraryThing member insomniel
A macabre fantasy teen novel about an unfortunate boy who ends up journeying with a monster hunter and you know, develops character and learns about the world. Incredibly well-developed world with unique characters and monsters. The plot seems vague at the moment, will have to read the rest to find
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LibraryThing member Phantasma
This book got off to a veeeeeeeeeery slow start and then ended just when I thought it was getting good. That being said, it had enough to hold my interest. Cornish used common words in ways that differ from their normal meaning along with words he made up for the occasion. The mix was a little bit
Also, it's quite obvious what is "wrong" with Rossamund: He smells "wrong." He is repulsed by the monster version of citronella candles. He feels uneasy when he handles Europe's black box. Most obviously, Freckle feels that he should have been able to guess Rossamund's name because he was able to cry.
It could have been more subtle, or at least addressed properly in this book instead of some big setup for the next. Perhaps I'm being too harsh. I did find it interesting enough to finish, which says something.
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confusing and led me to distraction.Also, it's quite obvious what is "wrong" with Rossamund: He smells "wrong." He is repulsed by the monster version of citronella candles. He feels uneasy when he handles Europe's black box. Most obviously, Freckle feels that he should have been able to guess Rossamund's name because he was able to cry.
It could have been more subtle, or at least addressed properly in this book instead of some big setup for the next. Perhaps I'm being too harsh. I did find it interesting enough to finish, which says something.
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LibraryThing member Nikkles
Foundling takes place in a very interesting and different world with vinegar seas and monsters running amuck or are they? Its also very Edwardian in tone which is fun. This is a really good swashbuckling tale good for young adults and adults.
LibraryThing member SamuelW
When I first picked up Foundling, I got the immediate sense that I was reading the product of years and years of work. Though this book has only 433 pages, the work that has gone into Monster Blood Tattoo could probably fill thousand-page encyclopaedias. The story of Rossamünd’s adventure
All this extra background information presents the reader with a luxurious choice – they can read the actual novel from start to finish and only gain the basic information needed to understand the plot, or they can delve as deep as they wish into a rich world of self-powered ships and sinister surgeries. One article in the Explicarum leads to another, and by the time the reader finishes, they are an expert on sthenicons, threwd, the Four Humours, and a myriad of other topics.
The plot, however, is not really worthy of too much note. The characters are interesting, (with wonderfully detailed drawings,) but quite basic, and the story is disappointingly predictable to nearly everyone but the frustratingly naïve Rossamünd. The book does seem to have a central message: that sometimes monsters who seem scary are just misunderstood, and that humans can often be the worst monsters of all – but this adds only limited purpose to the storyline. The bottom line is: if you are intending to read this book for its plot, or because you want a story that is exciting, then don’t. Read it because you want to get lost in a world like nothing you have ever experienced before.
Foundling may well be one of the best modern escapes from reality that a book voucher can buy. Highly recommended for fantasy-fans aged 10 and older.
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through the Half-Continent may be exciting and engaging, but this novel’s merit lies not so much with the story as with the land on which it is set. Only 312 pages of Foundling are the actual novel – the rest of the pages are taken up by the Explicarum and appendices, which reveal the workings of the Half-Continent in incredible detail, from the warfare and science to the months of the year, days of the week and bells of the watch. Also included are maps more detailed and complete than any other fantasy maps you are likely to find in modern fiction.All this extra background information presents the reader with a luxurious choice – they can read the actual novel from start to finish and only gain the basic information needed to understand the plot, or they can delve as deep as they wish into a rich world of self-powered ships and sinister surgeries. One article in the Explicarum leads to another, and by the time the reader finishes, they are an expert on sthenicons, threwd, the Four Humours, and a myriad of other topics.
The plot, however, is not really worthy of too much note. The characters are interesting, (with wonderfully detailed drawings,) but quite basic, and the story is disappointingly predictable to nearly everyone but the frustratingly naïve Rossamünd. The book does seem to have a central message: that sometimes monsters who seem scary are just misunderstood, and that humans can often be the worst monsters of all – but this adds only limited purpose to the storyline. The bottom line is: if you are intending to read this book for its plot, or because you want a story that is exciting, then don’t. Read it because you want to get lost in a world like nothing you have ever experienced before.
Foundling may well be one of the best modern escapes from reality that a book voucher can buy. Highly recommended for fantasy-fans aged 10 and older.
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LibraryThing member davidprovost
Just fabulous. One of the most original and enthralling books I have EVER read. DM Cornish has created a completely fascinating new world. Full of rich characters, arcane history, thrilling magic and nuanced morals, the Half-Continent is more fully realized than a dozen Tolkien-rip-off fantasy
The second (much-longer) installment has just been released, so you can jump right into that one once you finish Foundling (and you will want to).
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lands. Rossamund is a wonderful character who is an excellent introduction to this world and its denizens. If you like books that have the power to transport you and spark your imagination, DO NOT MISS the Monster-Blood Tattoo series.The second (much-longer) installment has just been released, so you can jump right into that one once you finish Foundling (and you will want to).
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LibraryThing member Bitter_Grace
An exceptional children's book with wonderfully realized characters and an elaborate fantasy world. Like Tolkien, Cornish has the ability to create a complex and completely believable world, totally with its own unique culture and laws of nature - so natural that you believe it could really exist
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on some other plane of reality. The illustrations are also beautiful, though the glossary was a bit dry after the action of the story. An interesting character development with Rossamund discovering that monsters are not all bad and that the task of killing them off indiscriminately is not what it's cracked up to be. Show Less
LibraryThing member emitnick
Rossamund was left with just this unlikely name pinned to his rags outside Madam Opera's Estimable Marine Society for Foundling Boys and Girls. He is chosen to be a Lamplighter, a job that sounds pretty boring to a boy who dreams of becoming a sailor or some other kind of adventurer, but from the
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moment he sets off on his journey, adventures come fast and furious. This novel is rich in imagery, details, and atmosphere, and is enhanced by very fine drawings by the author. Monsters and those who hunt them are at the forefront, and Rossamund finds himself often caught in the middle. Excellent fantasy, so thank goodness it's part 1 of a trilogy. Show Less
LibraryThing member sait_eveningstaff
Great first novel in series. Quite an original and entertaining fantasy world. Very detailed and interesting.
Reviewed by Jim Gray SAIT Library Evening Staff
Reviewed by Jim Gray SAIT Library Evening Staff
LibraryThing member smammers
The world-building in this book is excellent. It's one of the things that drew me to the book -- I opened it up and saw maps and character illustrations and a glossary in the back and knew that this would be a wonderful world to be drawn into. And it was!
The plot moves a bit slowly, but I thought
The plot moves a bit slowly, but I thought
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that was forgivable for the first book of a series. The characters and the monsters are original and intriguing, and I'd recommend this book for any fantasy reader looking for something fresh. Show Less
LibraryThing member kgriffith
If the entire series is as engaging as this first novel, it will be one I happily follow. Rossamund is a likable enough main character, but it is in the supporting cast and the creation of the Half-Continent that D.M. Cornish truly shines. Without too heavy a hand, the author weaves definitions,
The characters with whom Rossamund interacts, from the staff at the foundlingery where the story begins to the creatures he meets on his journey to the new folks we meet at the end who are bound to be important in book two of the series, are all brilliantly crafted and utterly lifelike. They propel the story effortlessly, providing Rossamund with ample opportunities for adventure.
The story has themes to appeal to juvenile and YA readers, but the writing is not simplified for such an audience. I highly recommend this book to youth at or above middle-school level; it may be somewhat challenging to younger readers, but the grammar, sentence structure, and vocabulary will set a beautiful example for early reader/writers.
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customs, and facts from this new world into the story, giving readers the opportunity to absorb the information rather than expecting us to recall slews of terms from the moment of their introduction. The comprehensive appendices provide supplementary insight to what is found in the book as well as a well-arranged glossary of terms, should one escape you during the telling of the tale. The characters with whom Rossamund interacts, from the staff at the foundlingery where the story begins to the creatures he meets on his journey to the new folks we meet at the end who are bound to be important in book two of the series, are all brilliantly crafted and utterly lifelike. They propel the story effortlessly, providing Rossamund with ample opportunities for adventure.
The story has themes to appeal to juvenile and YA readers, but the writing is not simplified for such an audience. I highly recommend this book to youth at or above middle-school level; it may be somewhat challenging to younger readers, but the grammar, sentence structure, and vocabulary will set a beautiful example for early reader/writers.
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LibraryThing member stonelaura
In Foundling, book one of the Monster Blood Tattoo series, D.M. Cornish has created a fabulous world of original and complex characters. The premise – a world where humans and monsters are in constant conflict – creates a great opportunity to investigate the subject of good versus evil, but
As the story begins we meet young orphan Rossamund as he is sent off to begin a presumably boring career as a Lamplighter. But from the moment he departs he finds anything but tedium as he is waylaid and rescued by various nefarious, charitable and mysterious individuals.
The world of the Half-Continent is fully realized in fantastical detail, including illustrations by Cornish, and it includes an extensive “Explicarium” of terms and history of this incredible world. Foundling, Monster Blood Tattoo is one of those books that pulls you into its world, and it’s a world you won’t soon forget.
The audio version, read by Humphrey Bower is wonderful!
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Cornish allows for grey areas where choosing to kill, or whom to kill, isn’t always clear cut.As the story begins we meet young orphan Rossamund as he is sent off to begin a presumably boring career as a Lamplighter. But from the moment he departs he finds anything but tedium as he is waylaid and rescued by various nefarious, charitable and mysterious individuals.
The world of the Half-Continent is fully realized in fantastical detail, including illustrations by Cornish, and it includes an extensive “Explicarium” of terms and history of this incredible world. Foundling, Monster Blood Tattoo is one of those books that pulls you into its world, and it’s a world you won’t soon forget.
The audio version, read by Humphrey Bower is wonderful!
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LibraryThing member cranbrook
Shortlisted in 07 for Children’s Book of the year Award this is a story about a boy who becomes a lamp lighter in a walled city: it is walled to stop the monsters coming in. It is a dangerous job he soon discovers that there could be monsters living inside the wall as well. Beautiful maps,
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LibraryThing member cmihm31
Cornish turns in an excellent glimpse into his unique world the Half-Continent. After the initial immersion in this new world filled with creative ideas, new terms, and an immediately griping plot one cannot help but get attached to the main character Rossamund and Cornish's writing style. This
Oh... ...don't forget your hat!
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book sets the plate nicely for follow up volumes. Over all a very nice beginning to an exciting, if not strange, new world in young adult literature. Oh... ...don't forget your hat!
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LibraryThing member sdawson
I'm not going to give a synopsis of the book, that's already done. Rather, I'll just give my thoughts.
This book is pretty awesome, and shows great potential for an ongoing series. The world springs into life, full formed, very well thought out, detailed, with a history and peoples (and monsters),
The minor characters are waiting to be developed further, I can't wait to see the development of Fouracres, and I think we have not seen the last of Poundish.
In a land where people are brought up knowing that monsters are evil, where they kill wayfayers regularly, what can become of a boy who does not conform? The exploration of prejudices and biases seems fruitful for exploration in future books.
The author does a great job of expressing the atmosphere of the land, the haunting 'threwdish' impact of the land on the peoples.
I cannot wait to read book two.
I surely hope there are many more books to come. Please keep them coming Mr. Cornish.
-Shawn
This book is pretty awesome, and shows great potential for an ongoing series. The world springs into life, full formed, very well thought out, detailed, with a history and peoples (and monsters),
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prejudices and ambitions, careers and monies. The major characters, Rossamund and the Branden Rose, are fully formed. There is much to be discovered about the Branden Rose still, her history, her motives, her ambitions, but she is there.The minor characters are waiting to be developed further, I can't wait to see the development of Fouracres, and I think we have not seen the last of Poundish.
In a land where people are brought up knowing that monsters are evil, where they kill wayfayers regularly, what can become of a boy who does not conform? The exploration of prejudices and biases seems fruitful for exploration in future books.
The author does a great job of expressing the atmosphere of the land, the haunting 'threwdish' impact of the land on the peoples.
I cannot wait to read book two.
I surely hope there are many more books to come. Please keep them coming Mr. Cornish.
-Shawn
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LibraryThing member dbhutch
I picked this book up at a discount store, looked interesting, was dirt cheap - under $5.00. A creative read, a young boy, who was an orphan, comes of age, and finally "breaks out" into the world when a government representative comes to the orphanage to offer him a job as a lamplighter. The
His adventures lead the young fellow onto the wrong boat, with traders in dark trades, only to escape when the boat is set upon by the authorities. He esacpes to shore, to be found by a monster hunter and her servant, a leer. Witnessing her destroy a monster, and a group of others, he also sees the death of her servant, and almost of her, before he intervines and gets her to safety.
A great adventure book, perfect for young adults who crave a fantasy world where young teens make thier way in a harsh world.
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character, Rosamund, is instructed to board a ship to take him downriver to another city, pick up some parcels, and make his was back upriver to another smaller city where he will be schooled in his new profession.His adventures lead the young fellow onto the wrong boat, with traders in dark trades, only to escape when the boat is set upon by the authorities. He esacpes to shore, to be found by a monster hunter and her servant, a leer. Witnessing her destroy a monster, and a group of others, he also sees the death of her servant, and almost of her, before he intervines and gets her to safety.
A great adventure book, perfect for young adults who crave a fantasy world where young teens make thier way in a harsh world.
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LibraryThing member MyBookishWays
What a delightful book! It took me a bit to get into it, but that was only because it took a while to set up the world, etc., but once I did, I couldn't put it down! I really fell in love with the characters and can't wait to read Lamplighter!
LibraryThing member wyvernfriend
Rossamünd is a foundling boy, his name is due to a slip of paper found with him. He grows up in an orphanage and gets an opportunity to become a Lamplighter. To do this he has to travel and the travel brings him adventures. This world is similar to ours but there are monsters here and strange
This is an interesting book, well illustrated, entertaining and the explicarium is almost too detailed, but interesting. There are secrets to Rossamünd and I look forward to finding out more about him.
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people who have had surgery to add powers to their lives, power that have side effects.This is an interesting book, well illustrated, entertaining and the explicarium is almost too detailed, but interesting. There are secrets to Rossamünd and I look forward to finding out more about him.
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LibraryThing member mhg123
Borderline steampunkish tale of an orphan with a girl's name who sets out to report to his new job as a lamplighter. Along the way he meets up with several interesting characters. Meh, entertaining and somewhat predictable. First in a series.
LibraryThing member devilish2
Amazing, amazing use of language. The author has developed her own words for this novel's world (there's a 100 page dictionary in the appendices). Not only that, but she has inventively used English in a way that is very distinctive. The characters have a consistency about the way they talk that is
The story is good too. Very dark in places, but there is no overwhelming feeling of doom and darkness over the entire course of the novel. There are some gruesome deaths. There are also some beautiful lighter moments, a certain morality and a sense of hope.
Quite an amazing novel for something that is classified in our library as "junior fiction", not "young adult". I'd suggest the complexity and depth of language would suit an audience of high school students rather than any those any younger.
The authors illustrations are great.
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both familiar and yet evocative of another time. And she uses some huge and less usual English words (for example, sussurus, stentorian, that, out of context, I would struggle to give you a definition for).The story is good too. Very dark in places, but there is no overwhelming feeling of doom and darkness over the entire course of the novel. There are some gruesome deaths. There are also some beautiful lighter moments, a certain morality and a sense of hope.
Quite an amazing novel for something that is classified in our library as "junior fiction", not "young adult". I'd suggest the complexity and depth of language would suit an audience of high school students rather than any those any younger.
The authors illustrations are great.
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LibraryThing member MlleEhreen
FOUNDLING is a delight - strange and gnarly, with a vaguely steampunk mentality. The characters are incredibly vivid, physically and as personalities, and the worldbuilding is astonishingly deep. Cornish takes a real delight in words - his language is fussy, prickly, onomateopoeic, as absorbing and
The twist in Cornish's world, the half-continent, is that it is on the eve of a technical revolution - but while ours was mechanical, theirs is biological. It's an oddly believable theory, somewhere in between Dr Frankenstein and modern cloning techniques. The result is both fantastic and ghastly - it's hard to call this world "magical" because the magic is so gruesome.
Rossamunde is small, and weak, and used to being bullied - in FOUNDLING, he must discover his courage. It's hard to realistically transition a character from a meek beginning to a brave conclusion; Cornish does the job beautifully. By the end, the reader sees in him a strength that has little to do with blustering and grandstanding; and has great hope for the man he will become.
The book reads like a fairy tale's evil twin. Within the dreary, but safe, walls of his orphanage Rossamunde dreams of adventure - he idolizes the heroes who bravely sally forth to slay monsters and protect the realm. But once he leaves the city, he discovers a very different reality. The monsters are not all bad; and the heroes are not all good. Which is not to say that there is any possibility of peace and cooperation between humans and the creatures who inhabit the wilds. That would be too easy as well.
I thought often of Philip Pullman's HIS DARK MATERIALS trilogy while reading FOUNDLING, and it's eerie, same-yet-different world. I think Cornish's is better. I look forward to finding out how the series evolves.
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tangled as his tale. The twist in Cornish's world, the half-continent, is that it is on the eve of a technical revolution - but while ours was mechanical, theirs is biological. It's an oddly believable theory, somewhere in between Dr Frankenstein and modern cloning techniques. The result is both fantastic and ghastly - it's hard to call this world "magical" because the magic is so gruesome.
Rossamunde is small, and weak, and used to being bullied - in FOUNDLING, he must discover his courage. It's hard to realistically transition a character from a meek beginning to a brave conclusion; Cornish does the job beautifully. By the end, the reader sees in him a strength that has little to do with blustering and grandstanding; and has great hope for the man he will become.
The book reads like a fairy tale's evil twin. Within the dreary, but safe, walls of his orphanage Rossamunde dreams of adventure - he idolizes the heroes who bravely sally forth to slay monsters and protect the realm. But once he leaves the city, he discovers a very different reality. The monsters are not all bad; and the heroes are not all good. Which is not to say that there is any possibility of peace and cooperation between humans and the creatures who inhabit the wilds. That would be too easy as well.
I thought often of Philip Pullman's HIS DARK MATERIALS trilogy while reading FOUNDLING, and it's eerie, same-yet-different world. I think Cornish's is better. I look forward to finding out how the series evolves.
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LibraryThing member hoosgracie
Rossamund - a boy - has an unfortunate name. When he is recruited to be a lamplighter, he begins an adventure in reaching the lamplighters facility. Full of adventure and magic this was a fun audio book.
LibraryThing member heaven_star
I have a confession to make. This book has been sitting on my shelf for years. I've picked it up and put it down before. Twice. It was in my donation pile for a while until I friend who had read it begged me to pull it out and give it another go.
I'm glad I was convinced.
The opening of Foundling is
Once I'd pushed through the opening and realised I didn't need to consult the extensive glossary at the back of the edition I read to understand what was going on this book was a rare thing. It's original! The world and the magic are very cool and very different. The play on morality that went throughout was really well-done, too, I loved seeing the shades of grey through Rossamund's eyes.
While nothing seemed to *happen* in this book I don't think it lacked for it. Some books need a plot and double-crosses and a driving pace to keep everything hanging together, this book didn't. It was a beautifully easy to read, fascinating introduction to the world, the magic and the concepts Cornish is playing with in this series.
I'm fascinated as to where he's going with it and expect to be thoroughly rewarded with an excellent opening up of the sort of dark can of worms that only really good fantasy can pull off.
I'm glad I was convinced.
The opening of Foundling is
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slow and cliched, let's just get that out of the way. The reason I didn't succeed with this book in previous attempts is the horribly cliched opening. Spoiler: it got better.Once I'd pushed through the opening and realised I didn't need to consult the extensive glossary at the back of the edition I read to understand what was going on this book was a rare thing. It's original! The world and the magic are very cool and very different. The play on morality that went throughout was really well-done, too, I loved seeing the shades of grey through Rossamund's eyes.
While nothing seemed to *happen* in this book I don't think it lacked for it. Some books need a plot and double-crosses and a driving pace to keep everything hanging together, this book didn't. It was a beautifully easy to read, fascinating introduction to the world, the magic and the concepts Cornish is playing with in this series.
I'm fascinated as to where he's going with it and expect to be thoroughly rewarded with an excellent opening up of the sort of dark can of worms that only really good fantasy can pull off.
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LibraryThing member Cheryl_in_CC_NV
Rec. by LauraW for world-building. ?�Check out all the appendices in the back - apparently they're about 1/3 the book.
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Well, not quite. ?áIt's still a longer book than expected. ?áAnd still odd, in so many ways. ?áSome of the writing is awkward: I
Well, anyway, to those who have read it, I respect your opinion whether you loved this or abandoned it with disgust. ?áAnd while I can't recommend it, I won't discourage those still considering it from trying it for themselves."
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Well, not quite. ?áIt's still a longer book than expected. ?áAnd still odd, in so many ways. ?áSome of the writing is awkward: I
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almost gave up after, Birchet was a torture masquerading as a cure," because Birchet is a medicine and so the phrase is reversed. ?áBut I'm glad I didn't, because there was also some lovely writing. ?áAlso, some of the world-building was cliche, and some very original. ?áAlso, it took me two days to read this, despite the fact that it was easy enough to read and sufficiently engaging. ?áAlso, I'm glad I finished, but have no interest in reading the rest of the trilogy (especially because the titles of the next two books are spoilers). ?á I wonder if D.M. Cornish is a pen name for two writers, a la' Donny and Marie from Cornwall or something, as some parts & aspects of the book seem so much better than others. ?áWell, anyway, to those who have read it, I respect your opinion whether you loved this or abandoned it with disgust. ?áAnd while I can't recommend it, I won't discourage those still considering it from trying it for themselves."
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Awards
Aurealis Award (Winner — 2006)
CBCA Book of the Year (Shortlist — Older Readers — 2007)
Hampshire Book Awards (Shortlist — Hampshire Book Award — 2009)
Australian Book Industry Awards (Shortlist — 2007)
Best Fiction for Young Adults (Selection — 2007)
Language
Original publication date
2006
ISBN
1407047507 / 9781407047508