A really entertaining read. The year is 2050 and the world is a little bland, but for those with the money they can escape via airship to Pastworld, a futuristic theme park, a re-creation of Victorian London in all it's immensity, dirtiness and viciousness. No electrical or electronic items are allowed, anything brought in by the visitors (Gawkers) has to be authentic. In this world of gaslight, horse drawn cabs, poverty and noise lives Eve, a 15 year old girl who does not know that the stars above her head are a sky dome and that her guardian's reluctance to let her go outside is to protect her from the knowledge that her London is not real. When Eve runs away from home a carnival of adventure and excitement is set in motion with a fabulous cast including a Jack-the-Ripper style villan with his band of dangerous raggedy men, carnival acrobats, bearded women and dwarves, pickpockets and spiritualist seances.
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