This book wins. Totally. Mieville brings fantasy (or steampunk? dystopia?sci-fi?) to a whole new level, & I can't believe it takes me so long to read this book. Exploration. A quest to find self-identity. To jump into the unknown. Adventure. A world in which towns/cities are separated by railsea. Endless tangles of rails stretching from one point of horizon to another, with moles & other giant beasts unimaginable lurking underneath, underground. & there's a chase of philosophies too. Train & profession of many kinds. Moler, salvage-scrabblers, pirates, navy, & wrecker. Myths. The edge of the world. Angels. Heaven (opps).
There, I throw some words that might (might, yes, but you should just read anyway) conjure up the faintest(?) idea of what you would expect to find in this book.
With great main & supporting characters, what could you ask more? The world building is one of the most amazing, impressive, prominent, distinguished - one of the best I've ever encountered (in a novel/movie/game).
I'm a fan. Really.
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