The Scar

The Scar

by China Miéville (Author), China Miéville (Author)

Synopsis

The Scar is a fantastical voyage of exploration and discovery, of extravagant marine adventures and awesome sea-monsters. Mieville is the author of King Rat, which was nominated for fantasy awards, and Perdido Street Station."

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 608
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Tor
Published: 26 Apr 2002

ISBN 10: 0333781740
ISBN 13: 9780333781746
Prizes: Shortlisted for Arthur C. Clarke Award 2003.

Media Reviews
The reaction to China Mi ville's Perdido Street Station was remarkable: few books in the SF and fantasy field achieve the acclaim of this dark masterpiece. Its seaborne successor is rich with the same vaunting imagination and cannily wrought prose. A ship sets out on a voyage from New Crobuzon towards a new colony, its hold full of criminals to be used as slaves. It passes over inshore waters ruled by a race of human-lobster centaurs, is pursued by demonic mermen, and is captured by a floating pirate city tugged across the sea by a giant beast. This fantastical voyage of exploration and discovery coruscates with Mi ville's unstoppable imagination, and the inventiveness takes the breath away.