Iron Council

Written by:
China Miéville
Narrated by:
Gildart Jackson

Unabridged Audiobook

Ratings
Book
4
Narrator
3
Release Date
October 2014
Duration
21 hours 4 minutes
Summary
Following Perdido Street Station and The Scar, acclaimed author China Miéville returns with his hugely anticipated Del Rey hardcover debut. With a fresh and fantastical band of characters, he carries us back to the decadent squalor of New Crobuzon—this time, decades later.

It is a time of wars and revolutions, conflict and intrigue. New Crobuzon is being ripped apart from without and within. War with the shadowy city-state of Tesh and rioting on the streets at home are pushing the teeming city to the brink. A mysterious masked figure spurs strange rebellion, while treachery and violence incubate in unexpected places.

In desperation, a small group of renegades escapes from the city and crosses strange and alien continents in the search for a lost hope.

In the blood and violence of New Crobuzon’s most dangerous hour, there are whispers. It is the time of the iron council. . . .

The bold originality that broke Miéville out as a new force of the genre is here once more in Iron Council: the voluminous, lyrical novel that is destined to seal his reputation as perhaps the edgiest mythmaker of the day.
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Oliver B.

Another dark exploration into the world of Bas Lag. The incredible imagery and building of a fantasticly narrated world. The characters are well defined and not hard to follow as I saw other reviews implied. If you enjoyed the previous 2 in the series, no reason to miss this one. Thank you mr. Mieville.

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Anonymous

Iron Council is darker and more overtly political than its predecessors, but no less skillfully executed. Whether you enjoy it depends on which facets of Mieville you like. Like his socialist politics? It's the main focus of the book. The battle scenes? So many that they arguably outstay their welcome. The fantastic creatures and phenomena? Well, there are a few, but not as many as the previous books. The narrative switches between three point of view characters, but I found it pretty easy to follow overall. Listeners should be advised that the "anamnesis" section in the middle of the book is incredibly long and does not have chapter breaks. But it's also the best part of the book in my opinion. This book also assumes you have read Perdido Street Station and makes several references to events and concepts from it. Overall a strong recommend. Of the three Bas-Lag books it's the one that has stuck with me the longest after reading.

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