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Steampunk is hot, and here the tropes are further enlivened by literary shoutouts. Set in the 1800s in england, the story starts off with dr. His first short story was published that same year. Hunchback assignmentsmodo, a disfigured hunchback, is born with a strange gift. Raised on a ranch in the cypress hills of saskatchewan, arthur now makes his home.
Hes the author of twentyfive bestselling books, including the amber fang series and dragon assassin. Modo is a young boy blessed with the ability to temporarily alter his physiognomy at. Socrates rescues modo, a child in a traveling freak show. This novel is published as the hunchback assignments. A gripping new series combines steampunk, spying, and. Socrates raises him in isolation as an agent for the permanent association, a spy agency behind brittanias efforts to rule the empire. The hunchback assignments by arthur slade goodreads. Naming him modo, he raises the boy in isolation, training him to become a. Mission clockwork ebook by arthur slade 1230000096686. Arthur slade was raised in the cypress hills of southwest saskatchewan, canada on a ranch. A search query can be a title of the book, a name of the author. The hunchback assignments is a steampunk fantasy book, whose main character is named modo. He can twist his appearance to mirror any imaginable person. The hunchback assignments book list, reading level information, appropriate reading age range, and.
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Socrates, a member of the shadowy permanent association, hears of a hunchbacked infant with the ability to transform his appearance, he decides to take him in. Modo is a hunchback with an amazing ability to transform his appearance, and mr. Admittedly, i might have set my expectations a bit high. About a shapechanging hunchback who works as a secret agent for the british empire. Hunchbacked modo abandoned near notre dame as an infant possesses the astounding ability to transform his appearance for a limited time. The hunchback assignments by arthur slade, paperback. Read online the hunchback assignments series by arthur. See all books authored by arthur slade, including the hunchback assignments, and dust, and more on. Chapter 1 mp3 6mb a sample from the dark deeps audiobook. There is a young hero and heroine, but much violence against children, especially poor children who are. The hunchback assignments, book by arthur slade paperback.
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