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Railsea

December 16, 2016 by Drew

The Short Version: Sham ap Sooyap is apprenticed to a doctor on a moletrain – one of the rail-going vessels that hunts the giant moldywarps that burrow beneath the surface of the railsea. But after Sham discovers a photo of a single track with nothing else around it, a race for something far larger than a single giant beast begins: a race to the end of the world. The Review: As this one started, I wondered if I was going […]

Categories: Fantasy, Fiction • Tags: Book, Book Review, Book Reviews, Books, China Miéville, Fantasy, Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic, Railsea, review, Reviews, Trains

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Iron Council

January 22, 2016 by Drew

The Short Version: A railroad sets out from New Crobuzon and goes rogue, setting off across the continent in pursuit of an ideal of freedom. Time passes and the train turns to myth – but with war tearing apart New Crobuzon from within and without, a small band of adventurers sets out to bring the train home. The Iron Council is needed… The Review: I don’t know why I’m so ambivalent about this book. On the surface, it should deliver […]

Categories: Fantasy, Fiction • Tags: Bas-Lag, Book Review, Book Reviews, Books, Cartography, China Miéville, Fantasy, Fiction, Iron Council, New Crobuzon, Politics, Reviews, Revolution, Trains, Travel, Weird, Weird Fiction

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