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Synopsis
In 1870s London, a city of contradictions and improbabilities, a dead man pilots an airship and living men are willing to risk all to steal a carp. Here, a night of bangers and ale at the local pub can result in an eternity at the Blood Pudding with the rest of the reanimated dead.
Is Homunculus appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
This Victorian steampunk adventure features eccentric characters, reanimated corpses, and criminal schemes in 1870s London. Violence is present but not graphic, with fantastical elements like dead pilots and body reanimation used for atmosphere and mystery rather than horror.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include death and reanimation of the dead.
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Who'll love this
Teens will enjoy the quirky Victorian London setting with airships, strange inventions, and a caper involving stolen fish and reanimated bodies.