The Scar, China Mieville
Wow. This was a step up from Perdido Street Station, and i thought PSS was fantastic. Set in the same world as New Crozubon, the story centers around a motley crew of a translator-cum-librarian, a scientist, a reMade man, a street kid, and an undercover spy/jack-of-all-trades. Pirates, drama, politics, and more will spin you for a wild ride. As always, Mieville's prose is lyrical and vivid, his vocabulary continues to provoke me to use a dictionary, and he manages to throw me for a loop even when i'm looking out for it. Highly recommended.
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