Book description
Step into a London ravaged by unearthly creatures at once utterly alien
and chillingly familiar. In China Miéville's award-winning novella 'The
Tain', we learn the reason for the invaders' terrible revenge. One
survivor must trek through the ruins of the city with a desperate plan
to stand against their assault.
In addition to 'The Tain', this superb collection contains thirteen
short stories, of visionary cityscapes and urban paranoia, ghosts,
monsters and impossible diseases. Several of the stories are published
here for the first time: these include one set in New Crobuzon, the
location of the award-winning series of novels that began with Perdido
Street Station; and one in comic-strip form, illustrated by top graphic
artist Liam Sharp. This collection displays the sheer imaginative scope
of China Miéville's work. China Miéville lives and works in London.
His first novel, King Rat
, was published in 1998, Perdido Street Station
(winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award and the British Fantasy Award)
followed in 2000, The Scar
(winner of the British Fantasy Award) in 2002, and Iron Council
in 2004.
