{"product_id":"iron-council-by-china-mieville-9780330534208","title":"Iron Council","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWinner of the 2005 Arthur C. Clarke Award\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Miéville moves effortlessly into the first division of those who use the tools and weapons of the fantastic to define and create the fiction of the coming century.\" – Neil Gaiman\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe third novel in China Miéville's amazing imaginative sequence focuses on the fabulous city of New Crobuzon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith economic slump and growing social unrest, New Crobuzon has become a fraught and dangerous place. The militia patrol in uniform, there is tension between its myriad races, and there are even rumours of war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn an attempt to spur trade, a major company is building a railway across the continent, but the project involves brutal suppression of both the workers and the native inhabitants they pass. As mutiny grows among the slave labourers, one train is hijacked on the half-finished line. They tear up the track for a few miles behind them, then begin to rebuild it in front of the train – diverging from the original route and disappearing into the desert.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis renegade train, 'The Iron Council', soon becomes an icon of freedom to the repressed urban population, until the city government has no choice but to hunt it down and destroy it. Whatever happens, they cannot allow it to escape – and so begins a desperate pursuit across alien wild lands filled with bizarre populations, monsters, and hazards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePraise for China Miéville\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"[Miéville's] wit dazzles, his humour is lively, and the pure vitality of his imagination is astonishing.\" – Ursula K. Le Guin, The Guardian (on \u003cem\u003eThree Moments of an Explosion\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Dark and thought-provoking.\" – The San Diego Union-Tribune (on \u003cem\u003eThe City \u0026amp; The City\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Richly conceived.\" – The New York Times Book Review (on \u003cem\u003eEmbassytown\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Miéville more than delivers.\" – San Francisco Chronicle (on \u003cem\u003eKraken\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Compulsively readable.\" – The Washington Post Book World (on \u003cem\u003ePerdido Street Station\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48356717363436,"sku":"9780330534208","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780330534208-iron-council-1.jpg?v=1789440647","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/iron-council-by-china-mieville-9780330534208","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}