The Scar (New Crobuzon, #2)

Recommended by Tracy Osborn, and 1 others. See all reviews

Ranked #24 in Weird, Ranked #75 in Prison

Aboard a vast seafaring vessel, a band of prisoners and slaves, their bodies remade into grotesque biological oddities, is being transported to a fledgling colony of New Crobuzon. But the Journey is not theirs alone. They are joined by a handful of travelers, each with a reason for fleeing the city. Among them is Bellis Coldwine, a talented linguist whose services as an interpreter grant her passage—and escape from horrific punishment. For she is linked to Isaac Dan der Grimnebulin, the brilliant renegade scientist who has unwittingly unleashed a nightmare upon New Crobuzon.

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Tracy Osborn One of the few books I brought with me when I moved was The Scar by China Mieville. I love the steampunk world that was built, the storytelling, and prose. (Source)


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