Salamander

This book was so unique and interesting, a dizzying maze of ideas and a fantasy unlike anything I've read. The obvious ode to lovers of books and stories and to printers and printing presses is very apparent and is something that really drew me into the story, being a graphic designer myself and part of the ‘printing world', so to speak. I'm not sure it would be for everyone, but I thought it was wonderful, imaginative and a book that stands on it's own in terms of storytelling. I loved the steampunk aspect to it, without it becoming bogged down by all the trinkets and gadgets and focusing much more on the characters. The things that popped into my mind while reading this was part Howl's Moving Castle, part The Orphan Tales, part 20th Century gothic romance....all being stories that I loved, so it makes sense that this one was quickly a favourite.