Lamplighter

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Review Reminiscent of the works of J. R. R. Tolkien or Robert Jordan. From the pre-industrial English feel to the sprawling setting and backstory, this book feels every bit as substantial as its heft implies. Gives the Dickensian orphan story an original spin. . . . Expertly envisioned and peopled with intriguing characters. Product Description Continuing the absorbing, inventive saga started in Foundling , Lamplighter follows Rossamynd Bookchild, now one of the Emperor's lamplighters, who is sworn to protect travelers from the ferocious bogles that live in the wild. Small and meek, he does not fit in. Then a haughty young female monster hunter is forced upon the lamplighters for training. As RossamŸnd begins to make new friends in the dangerous world of the Half-Continent, he also seems to make more enemies, finding himself pushed toward a destiny that he could never have imagined. . . .