A review by smaximiek
Foundling by D.M. Cornish

3.0

A steampunk-ish novel of a young orphan who, along his way to be start training to be a lamplighter, gets lost and finds a bigger adventure. Rossamund lives in country where, on the surface, humans are in constant wars against monsters to survive, and those that make a living fighting them are both feared and revered by others. When he gets lost (and finds himself in some pretty dark company) along the way to his first job, it is one of these fighters who rescues him; and he begins to learn that the relationships between monsters and humans may not be as simple as they seem.

A good first book in a series, providing a nice mix of action, adventure, and technology.