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. File under: Steampunk [Serial killer | Alternate Victorian London | Exploding Books | Historical Crime]
- ISBN10 0007346581
- ISBN13 9780007346585
- Publish Date 7 January 2010 (first published 1 January 2010)
- Publish Status Transferred
- Out of Print 31 May 2013
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Angry Robot
- Format Paperback (A-Format (178x111 mm))
- Pages 416
- Language English
- URL http://harpercollins.co.uk