Pastworld. A city within a city. A city for excursions and outings. Pastworld is a theme park with a difference, where travellers can journey back in time for a brush with an authentic Victorian past. But what if the Jack the Ripper figure stopped play-acting and really started killing people? For Caleb, a tourist from the present day, his visit goes terribly wrong when his father is kidnapped and he finds himself accused of murder. Then Caleb meets Eve Rose, a Pastworld inhabitant who has no idea the modern world exists. Both Caleb and Eve have roles to play in the murderer’s diabolical plans – roles that reveal disturbing truths about their origins. ‘Well-paced with more twists than the Fantom’s slippery path’ – The Bookseller ‘Ian Beck … has crafted an exciting steampunk novel that blends Dickens and Conan Doyle with Michael Crichton and ‘V for Vendetta’ to good effect’ – James Lovegrove, Financial Times
Weight | 0.35 kg |
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ISBN | 9781408802267 |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
Publication Year | 2010 |
Pages | 368 |
Format | Paperback |