false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172715517m/210250.jpg 210250 15 Set in the world of the Half-Continent&#151;a land of tri-corner hats and flintlock pistols&#151;the Monster Blood Tattoo trilogy is a world of predatory monsters, chemical potions and surgically altered people. <i>Foundling</i> begins the journey of Rossamund, a boy with a girl's 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 monsters&#151;and 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.<P> Complete with appendices, maps, illustrations, and a glossary, <i>Monster Blood Tattoo</i> grabs readers from the first sentence and immerses them in an entirely original fantasy world with its own language and lore. 423378 18 5 2006 Foundling (Monster Blood Tattoo #1) total:544|5:138|4:223|3:129|2:42|1:12| 544 2065 863 154 210250 039924638X 9780399246388 448 120 3.80 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172715517m/210250.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/210250.Foundling 4 7 false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Nov 11 18:33:08 -0800 2007 Tue Apr 15 19:54:08 -0700 2008 more...]]> 210250 039924638X 9780399246388 448 120 3.80 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172715517m/210250.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/210250.Foundling 5 3 false Tue May 06 03:36:20 -0700 2008 Tue May 06 03:36:34 -0700 2008
MONSTER BLOOD TATTOO is an unusual book. Even before I delved into it, I was struck by some of the ways that it's different from other young adult fantasy novels. For one thing, more than a quarter of the book is taken up with an extensi...more...]]> 210250 039924638X 9780399246388 448 120 3.80 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172715517m/210250.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/210250.Foundling 5 3 false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Apr 03 17:43:21 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 03 17:53:19 -0700 2008
I was particularly enchanted by the world detai...more...]]> 1129919 038561148X 9780385611480 9 5 3.80 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181234077m/1129919.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1129919.Monster_Blood_Tattoo_Foundling 5 3 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Jun 07 23:14:22 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 07 23:19:08 -0700 2007 more...]]> 434442 0142409138 9780142409138 68 21 3.80 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/434442.Foundling_Book_One 4 1 false Tue May 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat May 03 21:15:19 -0700 2008 Tue May 06 16:30:37 -0700 2008 more...]]> 210250 039924638X 9780399246388 448 120 3.80 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172715517m/210250.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/210250.Foundling 3 1 false Sun Nov 08 11:08:14 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 08 11:08:33 -0800 2009 more...]]> 210250 039924638X 9780399246388 448 120 3.80 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172715517m/210250.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/210250.Foundling 5 0 false Mon Jul 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 11:39:28 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 12:05:45 -0700 2009
The unfortunately named Rossamund (yes, he's a boy and we'l...more...]]> 210250 039924638X 9780399246388 448 120 3.80 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172715517m/210250.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/210250.Foundling 5 0 false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Jul 27 18:21:01 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 18:27:48 -0700 2009 The following book review was originally posted to the CCF website and is reposted here with permission.

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I just finished reading a wonderful fantasy novel for the second time: "Foundling (Monster Blood Tattoo book I)," by first ti...more...]]> 434442 0142409138 9780142409138 68 21 3.80 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/434442.Foundling_Book_One 3 0 false Fri Jul 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 20:42:09 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 20:53:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 434442 0142409138 9780142409138 68 21 3.80 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/434442.Foundling_Book_One 5 0 false Tue Feb 24 12:46:16 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 20 13:41:03 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 12:46:16 -0800 2009 more...]]> 210250 039924638X 9780399246388 448 120 3.80 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172715517m/210250.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/210250.Foundling 4 0 false Tue Sep 08 21:05:10 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 21:38:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 210250 039924638X 9780399246388 448 120 3.80 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172715517m/210250.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/210250.Foundling 2 1 false Wed Jun 11 08:04:31 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 11 08:07:56 -0700 2008 more...]]> 434442 0142409138 9780142409138 68 21 3.80 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/434442.Foundling_Book_One 5 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Oct 27 02:09:11 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 03:02:28 -0700 2009 1
Set in the truely amazing Half Continent which is haunted by bogles, nickers and other nasties, Rossomund, the boy with the ...more...]]> 210250 039924638X 9780399246388 448 120 3.80 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172715517m/210250.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/210250.Foundling 4 0 false Sat Nov 22 10:47:20 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 22 10:47:20 -0800 2008 more...]]> 210250 039924638X 9780399246388 448 120 3.80 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172715517m/210250.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/210250.Foundling 5 0 false Mon Jan 19 12:56:16 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 13:10:15 -0800 2009 more...]]> 210250 039924638X 9780399246388 448 120 3.80 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172715517m/210250.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/210250.Foundling 1 0 false Wed Oct 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 15:22:32 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 15:29:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 210250 039924638X 9780399246388 448 120 3.80 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172715517m/210250.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/210250.Foundling 3 0 false Mon Aug 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 21:23:29 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 22:26:34 -0700 2009 more...]]> 210250 039924638X 9780399246388 448 120 3.80 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172715517m/210250.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/210250.Foundling 4 1 false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 29 04:55:40 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 29 05:04:14 -0700 2008 Looking forward to the next installation. ]]> 210250 039924638X 9780399246388 448 120 3.80 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172715517m/210250.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/210250.Foundling 4 0 false Sun Dec 28 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 23 09:05:02 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 12:52:45 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1129919 038561148X 9780385611480 9 5 3.80 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181234077m/1129919.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1129919.Monster_Blood_Tattoo_Foundling 3 0 false Fri Jul 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 03 18:58:05 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 04 07:16:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=210250