Lamplighter
core novel 2007 Monster Blood Tattoo
Record
| First published | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.22 (4,664 ratings, collected 2026-10-21) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780399246395 |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Synopsis
With the alarming increase of monster attacks on the highways of the Half-Continent, the work of the lamplighter is more fraught with danger than ever. Having negotiated the treacherous route to Winstermill, the lamplighters' headquarters, Rossamund Bookchild, the orphaned boy with the girl's name, takes up his new role as a prentice-lighter. But even within the sturdy walls of his new home the littlest lighter is far from safe: threatened by people who are as terrifying as the monsters, and drawn into a web of intrigue when he finds a man-made monster in the bowels of Winstermill, he will need all his wits to survive his training. The second book of the trilogy.
Where it sits
- Universe: Monster Blood Tattoo
- Series: Monster Blood Tattoo core; position 2 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: D. M. Cornish
Notes
- First published in Australia in 2007; the ISBN recorded is the G. P. Putnam's Sons first US edition (2008).
- 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 2 of 3: previous Foundling (2006) · next Factotum (2009)
Sources
- Risingshadow (publisher description)
- Random House (publisher description, via Worlds Without End)
- Rating platform edition list (first US edition record)
- Redeemed Reader (series review)
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