London Bridges

Beck, Ian. Pastworld. London: Bloomsbury, 2009. Print.

Victorian London is a magic place where loads of books are set - and this one is no different. The fog, the cobbled streets, the local pubs, the dirt and grime that was so pervasive...

The only difference in this book is that the year is 2050, and the Buckland Corporation has created a massive theme park based on the past.

There is a heavy dash of Big Brother in this world - your movements are watched by cameras the size of a mosquito, and your day is completely planned for you in order to keep you out of danger - since the Fantom is loose in the city... 2050's very own version of Jack the Ripper.

As violence in the city reaches a high, the mystery behind who is responsible for a string of gristly murders grows...






Abstract (thanks to OCLC World Cat): "Startling and original, Ian Beck's vision of a world in which people are pawns and your future is predestined by place of birth makes compelling reading."

Winner: Angus Book Award 2012

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