SteamPunk strikes back! Victorian London, realistic machines, and ... Lizards? The Bookman by Lavie Tidhard brings a new spin on the steampunk genre. The story follows Orphan, a boy poet who's life changes when bombs implanted in books destroy his semi-perfect life and his love. The Bookman has returned, a terrorist who is armed with exploding books to overthrow the Lizards (yes, walking, talking reptiles!) who have taken over all high ranking positions in England. Tidhar paints a world where talking lizards and human machines are just another part of a hum-drum normal life. Orphan is chosen to find and reveal the secrets that the Bookman holds. The country is on the verge of a revolution and Orphan has been given the task to save them all...but what makes him so special?This story starts off slow but then it makes you run with it. You meet Victorian authors who aid and hinder Orphan's journey to catch the Bookman. The story line of bringing down Parliament and the Lizards echoes the plight of Guy Fawkes, Remember Remember the 5th of November! If you like steampunk, step outside the box into a more hard sci-fi take. I was hesitant about this book considering I prefer urban fantasy (Lizards in charge seems alittle out there and weird) but if I can accept vampires and werewolves...why not Lizards? Give the lizards a chance and delve into a world of mechanical mystery.
ISBN-13: 9780857660343
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