The Bookman Hostories

 This book is a venture to the pop-coultural craze of steampunk through way of literature. Steampunk books are surprisingly rare, although some novels told in a 1800's feel could arguably be considered for this. The huge book centers around orphan, a young man living in a strange version of London. In the book, all of Europe is controlled by a feudal system run by lizard people. The story takes place near the launch of the martian probe, but Shakespear is also still alive, as well as edgar Alan Poe, and Albert Einstien. As you would infer, the book expects you to buy a lot of weird ideas, but the best way to think of it is more of a remix of history, rather than a definitive time. Orphan is in love with a girl who is tragically murdered by a mysterious entity called the bookman, who kills people with exploding books. Again, weird ideas. So then it's a race against time for Orphan to capture the bookman, and save the city. Asa big fan,I really enjoy this one, but it's sure not for everyone.