That the characters he brings to life on paper are then shown how exactly he imagined them. His illustrations add so much to the experience, especially knowing that we really are seeing into the eye of the creator. Like our own Grace Lin, DM Cornish is a doubly talented author/illustrator. What starts as a simple journey is threatened by encounters with monsters - and people, who may be worse."Īlong with this amazing and thrilling story, you get incredibly detailed illustrations, created by the author himself. It is set in a new world called the Half-Continent and it is filled with "predatory monsters, chemical potions and surgically altered people.Foundling begins the journey of Rossamund, a boy with a girl's name, who is just about to begin a dangerous life in the service of the Emperor. Then I read it and was completely blown away by what I considered to be the most unique and fascinating fantasy series since I first read The Lord of the Rings as a young girl. Monster Blood Tattoo sounded like an awesome premise. I admit that I bought that book solely on the basis of the title. Several years ago I stumbled across a book called Monster Blood Tattoo: Book 1 - The Foundling, by DM Cornish.
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