Monster Blood Tattoo: Foundling

Blurb

Foundling is the first book of Monster Blood Tattoo, a children's/young adult's fantasy trilogy written by Australian author, D.M. Cornish. It tells the story of Rossamünd, a boy unfortunately christened with a girl's name, who has lived his entire life in a foundlingery before he is chosen to become a lamplighter in a far away city. The book's action takes place entirely on the Half-Continent, a Dickensian world run by arcane science and alchemy, and plagued with deadly monsters. It also won Best Young Adult Novel at the 2006 Aurealis Awards. The American Library Association put Monster Blood Tattoo: Foundling on the 2007 Best Books for Young Adults list.