China Miéville Livres

A reading of the modern world's most controversial and enduring political document: the Communist Manifesto.

From the author of Perdito Street Station, an epic and breathtaking fantasy of extraordinary imagination.

Examining the aftermath of the Arab Spring, this book explores the Spring not as a series of failed revolutions but as successful counter-revolutions. Adding a new dimension to the history of revolutions, it addresses key debates in democratisation, authoritarian resilience and civil resistance.

Mieville critically examines existing theories of international law and offers a compelling alternative Marxist view.

A lyrical, poweful polemic about London today, from Occupy and the August 2011 riots through to the Jubilee and the Olympics.

Avice Benner Cho, a human colonist on a distant planet populated by the Ariekei, sentient beings famed for their unique language, returns to Embassytown after many years of deep space exploration to find she has become a living simile in the Ariekei language even though she cannot speak it, and she is torn by competing loyalties when hostilities erupt between humans and aliens.

When the body of a murdered woman is found in the extraordinary, decaying city of Beszel, somewhere at the edge of Europe, it looks like a routine case for Inspector Tyador Borlu of the Extreme Crime Squad. Borlu must travel to a metropolis as strange as his own. It is a journey as psychic as it is physical.

Beneath the towering bleached ribs of a dead, ancient beast lies the city of New Crobuzon, where the unsavory deal is stranger to no one--not even to Isaac, a gifted and eccentric scientist who has spent a lifetime quietly carrying out his unique research. But when a half-bird, half-human creature known as the Garuda comes to him from afar, Isaac is faced with challenges he has never before encountered. Though the Garuda's request is scientifically daunting, Isaac is sparked by his own curiosity and an uncanny reverence for this curious stranger. Soon an eerie metamorphosis will occur that will permeate every fiber of New Crobuzon--and not even the Ambassador of Hell will challenge the malignant terror it evokes.

Explore a chilling collection of original stories that delve into the primal horror of H. P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos. Each tale captures the essence of cosmic dread and the unknown, showcasing the terrifying and eerie elements that have made Lovecraft's work a cornerstone of horror literature. This anthology invites readers to confront the dark and unsettling themes that lie at the heart of Lovecraft's universe, offering new interpretations and experiences of his iconic mythos.

On board the moletrain Medes, Sham Yes ap Soorap watches in awe as he witnesses his first moldywarpe hunt. But no matter how spectacular it is, Sham can't shake the sense that there is more to life than travelling the endless rails of the railsea.