The bold originality that broke Miéville out as a new force of the genre is here once more in Iron Council: the voluminous, lyrical novel that is destined to seal his reputation as perhaps the edgiest mythmaker of the day. In the blood and violence of New Crobuzon’s most dangerous hour, there are whispers. He is three-time winner of the prestigious Arthur C. In desperation, a small group of renegades escapes from the city and crosses strange and alien continents in the search for a lost hope. China Mieville lives and works in London. A mysterious masked figure spurs strange rebellion, while treachery and violence incubate in unexpected places. War with the shadowy city-state of Tesh and rioting on the streets at home are pushing the teeming city to the brink. Iron Council by China Miéville - 9780330534208 We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. New Crobuzon is being ripped apart from without and within. Iron Council: Twenty years after the events of Perdido Street Station, renegade railway workers, collectively known as the Iron Council, threaten the iron-fisted government control over the city-state of New Crobuzon. Iron Council by China Miéville, 9780330534208, available at Book Depository with free delivery worldwide. It is a time of wars and revolutions, conflict and intrigue.

With a fresh and fantastical band of characters, he carries us back to the decadent squalor of New Crobuzon-this time, decades later.

Following Perdido Street Station and The Scar, acclaimed author China Miéville returns with his hugely anticipated Del Rey hardcover debut. Mievilles conclusion to the Perdido Street Station trilogy is dense, magical, bewildering and brilliant.