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The Scar

Author: China MiĆ©ville   Series: Pan Books

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From the author of Perdido Street Station , an epic and breathtaking fantasy of extraordinary imagination

From the author of Perdido Street Station, an epic and breathtaking fantasy of extraordinary imagination

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From the author of Perdido Street Station , an epic and breathtaking fantasy of extraordinary imagination

From the author of Perdido Street Station, an epic and breathtaking fantasy of extraordinary imagination

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From the author of Perdido Street Station, an epic and breathtaking fantasy of extraordinary imaginationA colossal fantasy of incredible diversity and spellbinding imagination. A human cargo bound for servitude in exile...A pirate city hauled across the oceans...A hidden miracle about be revealed...These are the ingredients of an astonishing story. It is the story of a prisoner's journey. Of the search for the island of a forgotten people, for the most astonishing beast in the seas, and ultimately for a fabled place - a massive wound in reality, a source of unthinkable power and danger.PRAISE FOR CHINA MIEVILLE"[Mieville's] wit dazzles, his humour is lively, and the pure vitality of his imagination is astonishing." Ursula K. Le Guin, The Guardian (on Three Moments of an Explosion)"Dark and thought-provoking." The San Diego Union-Tribune (on The City & The City)"Richly conceived." The New York Times Book Review (on Embassytown)"Mieville more than delivers." San Francisco Chronicle (on Kraken)"Compulsively readable." The Washington Post Book World (on Perdido Street Station)

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Awards

Winner of Locus Award Best Fantasy Novel 2003 (UK)
Short-listed for The Arthur C. Clarke Award 2003 (UK)
Short-listed for BSFA Award for Best Novel 2003 (UK)
Short-listed for Hugo Award For Best Novel 2003 (United States)
Short-listed for World Fantasy Awards Best Novel 2003 (UK)

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About the Author

China Mieville lives and works in London. He is three-time winner of the prestigious Arthur C. Clarke Award (Perdido Street Station, Iron Council and The City & The City) and has also won the British Fantasy Award twice (Perdido Street Station and The Scar). The City & The City, an existential thriller, was published in 2009 to dazzling critical acclaim and drew comparison with the works of Kafka and Orwell (The Times) and Philip K. Dick (Guardian). His most recent novel, Kraken, was published in 2010.

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Product Details

Publisher
Pan Macmillan | Pan Books
Published
6th May 2011
Edition
Reprints
Pages
816
ISBN
9780330534314

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China's novels are so rich and inventive, I can't wait to read more.
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