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Loading... Railsea (original 2012; edition 2012)by China Mieville
Work detailsRailsea by China Miéville (Author) (2012)
None. Excellent as usual, imaginative with a more linear story than usual. Nods to the Strugatsky brothers "Roadside Picnic", Melvilles' "Moby Dick", and probably many others I didn't pick up on. Loved it. (  ) SChant | Apr 26, 2013 |  Fascinating world. I was hesitant to read another Mieville after the disappointing previous book, but I am glad I did. This story definitely has characters and well as all the other Mieville hallmarks. ( ) gregandlarry | Apr 20, 2013 | This has to get five stars because it kept me up at night, tantalised me when I didn't get chance to read, and enchanted me totally. While it's marketed (and shelved by me) as YA, it's China Miéville: there's plenty to keep you guessing no matter how old you are. I love the ideas, the bits of other stories (Moby Dick being a prominent one), the worldbuilding, the pace of it... The use of & for "and" took some getting used to, but all in all I loved it, and I think the prose was pretty awesome. The whole bit about the & being like a trainline... The end, what they discover, sort of made me laugh, and then the sailing off at the end -- perfect. The characters are all interesting, sympathetic in their own weird ways -- I have huge affection for Daybe, and Captain Narphi fascinated me. Really, even if you haven't got on with China Miéville's work before, I do recommend this one. (  )1  shanaqui | Apr 9, 2013 | Starts off slow, but, less than a third of the way in, I found it virtually impossible to put down. I actually felt kind of bereft when I finished the last page. ( ) VikkiLaw | Apr 4, 2013 | I love reading his books just for the ideas - so original and so provoking. Even when, as often happens, I feel as though there is allegory and metaphor aplenty I am completely not getting, I acknowledge the fault is in me, and not in the work. Not everyone's cup of tea, but I look forward to every new one I pick up. ( ) lauren.castan | Apr 3, 2013 | no reviews | add a review Was inspired by
No descriptions found. "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. 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. When they come across a wrecked train, at first it's a welcome distraction. 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. Soon he's hunted on all sides, by pirates, trainsfolk, monsters, & salvage-scrabblers. & it might not be just Sham's life that's about to change. It could be the whole of the railsea. 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) (summary from another edition) |
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