Iron Council by China Miéville 2004 Hardcover Fantasy Novel-image
Iron Council by China Miéville 2004 Hardcover Fantasy Novel-image
Iron Council by China Miéville 2004 Hardcover Fantasy Novel-image
Iron Council by China Miéville 2004 Hardcover Fantasy Novel-image

Iron Council by China Miéville 2004 Hardcover Fantasy Novel

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Reviews: "Miéville moves effortlessly into the first division of those who use the tools and weapons of the fantastic to define and create the fiction of the coming century." -NEIL GAIMAN "Continuously fascinating . . . Miéville creates a world of outrageous inventiveness." -The Denver Post Language: English Item Length: 9.5 in Publisher: Random House Publishing Group Item Weight: 30.7 Oz Item Height: 1.4 in ISBN-13: 9780345464026 LCCN: 2004-049394 Genre: Fiction Dewey Edition: 22 gtin13: 9780345464026 Number of Pages: 576 Pages Item Width: 6.5 in Topic: War & Military, Fantasy / General, Science Fiction / Action & Adventure LC Classification Number: PR6063.I265I76 2004 Book Title: Iron Council Synopsis: FollowingPerdido Street StationandThe Scar, acclaimed author China Miéville returns with his hugely anticipated Del Rey hardcover debut. With a fresh and fantastical band of characters, he carries us back to the decadent squalor of New Crobuzon-this time, decades later. It is a time of wars 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 city to the brink. 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. In the blood and violence of New Crobuzon's most dangerous hour, there are whispers. It is the time of the iron council. . . . The bold originality that broke Miéville out as a new force of the genre is here once more inIron Council: the voluminous, lyrical novel that is destined to seal his reputation as perhaps the edgiest mythmaker of the day. ISBN-10: 0345464028 Dewey Decimal: 823/.914 Format: Hardcover Publication Year: 2004 Intended Audience: Trade brand: Random House Publishing Group Author: China Miéville

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  1. Absolutely loved this book! The world-building is incredible, blending steampunk and fantasy in a way only Miéville can. The characters are deep, the plot twists unexpected, and the prose is rich and immersive. A must-read for fans of weird fiction—couldn’t put it down!

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