Set in the world of the Half-Continentxa land of tri-corner hats and flintlock pistolsxthe Monster Blood Tattoo trilogy is a world of predatory monsters chemical potions and surgically altered people Foundling begins the journey of Rossamund a boy with a girlxs name who is just about to begin a dangerous life in the service of the Emperor What starts as a simple journey is threatened by encounters with monstersxand people who may be worse Learning who to trust and who to fear is neither easy nor without its perils and Rossamund must choose his path carefully Complete with appendices maps illustrations and a glossary Monster Blood Tattoo grabs readers from the first sentence and immerses them in an entirely original fantasy world with its own language and lore.
