Description
Savage giant moles, rail pirates, and explorers abound in China Mieville's thrilling young adult novel, Railsea.
On board the moletrain Medes, Sham Yes ap Soorap watches in awe as he witnesses his first moldywarpe hunt. The giant mole bursting from the earth, the harpoonists targeting their prey, the battle resulting in one's death and the other's glory - are extraordinary. But no matter how spectacular it is, travelling the endless rails of the railsea, Sham senses that there's more to life. Even if his captain can think only of her obsessive hunt for one savage mole.
When they find a wrecked train, it's a welcome distraction. But the impossible salvage Sham finds there leads to trouble. Soon he's hunted on all sides: by pirates, trainsfolk, monsters and salvage-scrabblers. And it might not be just Sham's life that's about to change. It could be the whole of the railsea.
Venture into the Railsea - an epic journey for readers of all ages.
About the Author
China Mieville lives & works in London. He is three-time winner of the prestigious Arthur C. Clarke Award & has also won the British Fantasy Award twice. The City & The City, an existential thriller, was published to dazzling critical acclaim & drew comparison with the works of Kafka & Orwell and Philip K. Dick. He is also the author of the YA novel, Un Lun Dun, which won the Locus Award For Best Young Adult Book.
Reviews
Fiction of the new century. * Neil Gaiman *
Mieville's work is thrillingly imaginative . . . immensely witty & utterly unforgettable. * Scotland on Sunday *
One of the most imaginative young writers around in any kind of fiction. * Guardian *
Mieville's imagined societies may be fantastic, but they are utterly coherent . . . wonderfully infectious. * Daily Telegraph *
Awards
Winner of Locus Award Best Young Adult Book 2013 (UK). Short-listed for British Fantasy Awards Best Fantasy Novel 2013 (UK).
Book Information
ISBN 9781447213673
Author China Mieville
Format Paperback
Page Count 384
Imprint Pan Books
Publisher Pan Macmillan
Weight(grams) 266g
Dimensions(mm) 197mm * 132mm * 25mm
