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Perdido Street Station
Published 2000 by Macmillan · 710 pages
Hugo · 2002
FinalistNebula · 2003
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China Miéville on these ballots
8 award entries · 5 books · 1 wins · 2002–2012
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Synopsis
In the teeming fantasy metropolis of New Crobuzon, renegade scientist Isaac Dan der Grimnebulin accidentally unleashes a swarm of terrifying slake-moths — creatures that feed on the conscious minds of their victims. To save the city, Isaac must navigate its criminal underworld, corrupt government, and otherworldly dangers.
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Details
- Series
- Bas-Lag · Book 1
- Author nationality
- United Kingdom
- ISBN
- 9780333781739