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NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE LOS ANGELES TIMES, THE SEATTLE TIMES, AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
When a murdered woman is found in the city of Beszel, somewhere at the edge of Europe, it looks to be a routine case for Inspector Tyador Borlú of the Extreme Crime Squad. To investigate, Borlú must travel from the decaying Beszel to its equal, rival, and intimate neighbor, the vibrant city of Ul Qoma. But this is a border crossing like no other, a journey as psychic as it is physical, a seeing of the unseen. With Ul Qoman detective Qussim Dhatt, Borlú is enmeshed in a sordid underworld of nationalists intent on destroying their neighboring city, and unificationists who dream of dissolving the two into one. As the detectives uncover the dead woman's secrets, they begin to suspect a truth that could cost them more than their lives. What stands against them are murderous powers in Beszel and in Ul Qoma: and, most terrifying of all, that which lies between these two cities.
China Miéville is the author of King Rat; Perdido Street Station, winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award and the British Fantasy Award; The Scar, winner of the Locus Award and the British Fantasy Award; Iron Council, winner of the Locus Award and the Arthur C. Clarke Award; Looking for Jake, a collection of short stories; and Un Lun Dun, his New York Times bestselling book for younger readers. He lives and works in London.
Show moreNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE LOS ANGELES TIMES, THE SEATTLE TIMES, AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
When a murdered woman is found in the city of Beszel, somewhere at the edge of Europe, it looks to be a routine case for Inspector Tyador Borlú of the Extreme Crime Squad. To investigate, Borlú must travel from the decaying Beszel to its equal, rival, and intimate neighbor, the vibrant city of Ul Qoma. But this is a border crossing like no other, a journey as psychic as it is physical, a seeing of the unseen. With Ul Qoman detective Qussim Dhatt, Borlú is enmeshed in a sordid underworld of nationalists intent on destroying their neighboring city, and unificationists who dream of dissolving the two into one. As the detectives uncover the dead woman's secrets, they begin to suspect a truth that could cost them more than their lives. What stands against them are murderous powers in Beszel and in Ul Qoma: and, most terrifying of all, that which lies between these two cities.
China Miéville is the author of King Rat; Perdido Street Station, winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award and the British Fantasy Award; The Scar, winner of the Locus Award and the British Fantasy Award; Iron Council, winner of the Locus Award and the Arthur C. Clarke Award; Looking for Jake, a collection of short stories; and Un Lun Dun, his New York Times bestselling book for younger readers. He lives and works in London.
Show moreChina Miéville is the author of King Rat; Perdido Street Station, winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award and the British Fantasy Award; The Scar, winner of the Locus Award and the British Fantasy Award; Iron Council, winner of the Locus Award and the Arthur C. Clarke Award; Looking for Jake, a collection of short stories; and Un Lun Dun, his New York Times bestselling book for younger readers. He lives and works in London.
“Daring and disturbing . . . Miéville illuminates fundamental and
unsettling questions about culture, governance and the shadowy
differences that keep us apart.”—Walter Mosley, author of Devil in
a Blue Dress
"Lots of books dabble in several genres but few manage to weld them
together as seamlessly and as originally as The City and The City.
In a tale set in a series of cities vertiginously layered in the
same space, Miéville offers the detective novel re-envisioned
through the prism of the fantastic. The result is a stunning piece
of artistry that has both all the satisfactions of a good mystery
and all the delight and wonder of the best fantasy.”—Brian Evenson,
author of Last Days
“If Philip K. Dick and Raymond Chandler's love child were raised by
Franz Kafka, the writing that emerged might resemble China
Mieville's new novel, The City & the City." —Los Angeles Times
“China Mieville has made his name via award-winning, genre-bending
titles such as King Rat, Perdido Street Station, The Scar and Iron
Council. Now, in The City & the City, he sets out to bend yet
another genre, that of the police procedural, and he succeeds
brilliantly…. [An] extraordinary, wholly engaging read.” — St.
Petersburg Times
“An eye-opening genre-buster. The names of Kafka and Orwell tend to
be invoked too easily for anything a bit out of the ordinary, but
in this case they are worthy comparisons.” — The Times, London
“Evoking such writers as Franz Kafka and Mikhail Bulgakov, Mr.
Miéville asks readers to make conceptual leaps and not to simply
take flights of fancy.”—Wall Street Journal
“An outstanding take on police procedurals…. Through this
exaggerated metaphor of segregation, Miéville skillfully examines
the illusions people embrace to preserve their preferred social
realities.” — Publishers Weekly, starred review
“An excellent police procedural and a fascinating urban fantasy,
this is essential reading for all mystery and fantasy
fans.”—Booklist, starred review
“This spectacularly, intricately paranoid yarn is worth the
effort.” — Kirkus, starred review
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