Factotum
core novel 2009 Monster Blood Tattoo
Record
| First published | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.25 (3,014 ratings, collected 2026-10-21) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781862916920 |
| Internal chronology | 3 |
Synopsis
Rossamund Bookchild stands accused of not truly being a human at all, but of being a monster in man's form. Even the protection of Europe, the Branden Rose, the most feared and renowned monster-hunter in all the Half-Continent, might not be enough to save him. The book takes its title from the name for the servant of a lahzar, a factotum, and its story brings Rossamund to Brandenbrass, a bustling main city, while the ethics of the conflict between man and monster, which intimately involves both him and Europe, run through it. The third and final book of D. M. Cornish's trilogy.
Where it sits
- Universe: Monster Blood Tattoo
- Series: Monster Blood Tattoo core; position 3 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: D. M. Cornish
Notes
- ISBN recorded is the Omnibus Books (Scholastic Australia) edition; the Putnam US edition (2010) is 9780399246401.
- From the series record (Monster Blood Tattoo): Rossamund Bookchild's journey through the Half-Continent; later titled The Foundling's Tale.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series Monster Blood Tattoo: position 3 of 3: previous Lamplighter (2007)
Sources
- Risingshadow (publisher description)
- Random House (publisher description, via Worlds Without End)
- Redeemed Reader (series review)
- Author note on the book's record
- Read Plus (review with Omnibus edition details)
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