Book description
It is a time of revolts and revolutions, conflict and intrigue. New
Crobuzon is being ripped apart from without and within. War with the
shadowy city-state of Tesh and rioting on the streets at home are
pushing the teeming metropolis to the brink. In the midst of this
turmoil, a mysterious masked figure spurs strange rebellion, while
treachery and violence incubate in unexpected places. In desperation, a
small group of renegades escapes from the city and crosses strange and
alien continents in the search for a lost hope, an undying legend. In
the blood and violence of New Crobuzon's most dangerous hour, there are
whispers. It is the time of the Iron Council.
China Miéville has lived all his life in London. His first novel was
King Rat. His second, Perdido Street Station, won the prestigious
Arthur C. Clarke Award, 2001, and his third, The Scar, the British
Fantasy Award, 2003.
