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The Scar
2004
 4  1
8/10
PAPERBACK
FICTION
English
608
Del Rey
0345460014
9780345460011
A mythmaker of the highest order, China Miéville has emblazoned the fantasy novel with fresh language, startling images, and stunning originality. Set in the same sprawling world of Miéville’s Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning novel, Perdido Street Station, this latest epic introduces a whole new cast of intriguing characters and dazzling creations. |
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Kracken66% |
Embassytow..100% |
Perdido St..83% |
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 Guardian Steven Poole
Once the novel settles down after its ill-judged beginning, Miéville begins to construct an intriguing plot of espionage and deceit. |
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 The Independent Kim Newman
A feat of the imagination |
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San Francisco Chronicle Michael Berry
There's no denying that its author knows how to orchestrate a sweeping narrative. |
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The Telegraph Andrew McKie
It is wonderfully infectious |
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The Times Peter Ingham
It is too long and too elaborate. |
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