6/24/2023 0 Comments Railsea by China Miéville![]() Here is a novel for readers of all ages, a gripping & brilliantly imagined take on Herman Melville's Moby-Dick that confirms China Mieville's status as "the most original & talented voice to appear in several years" (Science Fiction Chronicle)"- … ( more) & it might not be just Sham's life that's about to change. Soon he's hunted on all sides, by pirates, trainsfolk, monsters, & salvage-scrabblers. But what Sham finds in the derelict-a kind of treasure map indicating a mythical place untouched by iron rails-leads to considerably more than he'd bargained for. When they come across a wrecked train, at first it's a welcome distraction. But no matter how spectacular it is, Sham can't shake the sense that there is more to life than traveling the endless rails of the railsea-even if his captain can think only of the hunt for the ivory-colored mole she's been chasing since it took her arm all those years ago. ![]() ![]() "On board the moletrain Medes, Sham Yes ap Soorap watches in awe as he witnesses his first moldywarpe hunt: the giant mole bursting from the earth, the harpoonists targeting their prey, the battle resulting in one's death & the other's glory. ![]()
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