Ian Sudderth reviewed Perdido Street Station by China Miéville (New Crobuzon, #1)
Incredible World
5 stars
Started slow and dense and then turns into a rollercoaster. Incredible world-building, can't wait to read the rest of the series.
Paperback, 866 pages
English language
Published May 1, 2011 by imusti, Pan Publishing.
Perdido Street Station is a novel by British writer China Miéville. Often described as weird fiction, it is set in a world where both magic and steampunk technology exist. It won the Arthur C. Clarke Award and was ranked by Locus as the 6th all-time best fantasy novel published in the 20th century. Perdido Street Station is the first of three independent works set in the fictional world of Bas-Lag, and is followed by The Scar and Iron Council.
Started slow and dense and then turns into a rollercoaster. Incredible world-building, can't wait to read the rest of the series.