Pastworld
Ian Beck
Rated: 3.02 of 5 stars
3.02
· 12 ratings · 368 pages · Published: 01 Sep 2009
To Eve, a lifelong resident of Pastworld, horse-drawn carriages and gas lamps are modern technology. Eve doesn't even know she's living in a simulation - until she is forced to flee the only home she's ever known, and to confront the truth about her city and herself.
To Caleb, a tourist visiting Pastworld, the theme park is the perfect antidote to the stifling conformity and regulation of 2048. The gritty wildness of the past is thrilling - until he finds himself at the scene of a murder, holding the knife, and suddenly becomes a fugitive from an antiquated justice system.
And in the midst of it all, in the thick London fog, a dark and deadly figure prowls, claiming victim after victim. He's the Fantom, a creature both of the past and of the future, in whose dark purpose Caleb and Eve will find their destinies combined.
Tagged as:
- fantasy 4
- steampunk 3
- industrial era 3
- mystery 3
- historical 2
- historical fiction 2
- dystopia 2
- victorian 2
- action / adventure 2
- horror 2
- crime 1
- time travel 1
- male mc 1
- paranormal 1
- Add topics
- format - reader age
- young adult 3
- book 1