- The World of Bas-Lag -
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.
The Scar
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 New Crobuzon. 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 renowned linguist whose services
as an interpreter grant her passage—and escape from horrific punishment.
For she is linked to Isaac Dan der Grimnebulin, the brilliant renegade
scientist who has unwittingly unleashed a nightmare upon New Crobuzon.
Iron Council
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...
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...
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