Perdido Street Station
Bas-Lag · Book 1Description
In the sprawling, decaying metropolis of New Crobuzon, a rogue scientist and a disgraced academic become entangled in a desperate struggle against a plague of nightmarish creatures that feed on human consciousness. When these terrifying entities escape from captivity, the city descends into chaos as the authorities prove powerless to stop the invasion. Blending dark fantasy, noir atmosphere, and visceral horror, China Miéville crafts an intricate tale of survival and redemption set in a richly imagined world where magic, technology, and the grotesque collide. The novel explores themes of obsession, sacrifice, and the price of knowledge as its protagonists race against time to contain an apocalyptic threat. With its inventive worldbuilding and unflinching prose, Perdido Street Station stands as a landmark work of contemporary fantasy that defies genre conventions.
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paperback
Random House Digital, Inc.
Published Jan 1, 2003
623 pages
ISBN: 9780345459404
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First Published
2000
Language
en
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Perdido Street Station by China Miéville.