The Scar
BasLag, Book 2
by China Miéville
Should I read this?
Recommended by 1 source and appears in Pirate, Science Fiction, and Fantasy.
Aboard a vast seafaring vessel, a band of prisoners and slaves, their bodies remade into grotesque biological oddities, is being transported to the fledgling colony of Nova Esperium. 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 linguist whos...
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Pirate, Science Fiction, and Fantasy.
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Feng Zhu
“If you are looking for a fantastic book to inspire your creative mind, check out Perdido Street Station and it's sequel, The Scar. They are some of the most visual books I've ever read. Here are some demos based on them.”
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