After witnessing a profoundly traumatic event, a boy is left alone in a remote house on a hilltop with his increasingly deranged parent. When a stranger knocks on his door, the boy senses that his days of isolation are over—but by what authority does this man keep the meticulous records he carries? Is he the boy’s friend? His enemy? Or something altogether other?

“China Mieville’s brilliantly original book is an indispensable guide for anyone concerned with international law. It is the most comprehensive scholarly account available of the central theoretical debates about the foundations of international law. It offers a guide for the lay reader into the central texts in the field.”—Peter Gowan, Professor, International Relations, London Metropolitan University.
Mieville critically examines existing theories of international law and offers a compelling alternative Marxist view.
, International Relations, London School of Economics, is an independent researcher and an award-winning novelist. His novel
won the Arthur C. Clarke Award.

In February 1917, in the midst of bloody war, Russia was still an autocratic monarchy: nine months later, it became the first socialist state in world history. How did this unimaginable transformation take place? How was a ravaged and backward country, swept up in a desperately unpopular war, rocked by not one but two revolutions?
This is the story of the extraordinary months between those upheavals, in February and October, of the forces and individuals who made 1917 so epochal a year, of their intrigues, negotiations, conflicts and catastrophes. From familiar names like Lenin and Trotsky to their opponents Kornilov and Kerensky; from the byzantine squabbles of urban activists to the remotest villages of a sprawling empire; from the revolutionary railroad Sublime to the ciphers and static of coup by telegram; from grand sweep to forgotten detail.
Historians have debated the revolution for a hundred years, its portents and possibilities: the mass of literature can be daunting. But here is a book for those new to the events, told not only in their historical import but in all their passion and drama and strangeness. Because as well as a political event of profound and ongoing consequence, Miéville reveals the Russian Revolution as a breathtaking story.

A thriller of war that never was—of survival in an impossible city—of surreal cataclysm. In The Last Days of New Paris, China Miéville entwines true historical events and people with his daring, uniquely imaginative brand of fiction, reconfiguring history and art into something new.

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 Borlú of the Extreme Crime Squad. But as he probes, the evidence begins to point to conspiracies far stranger, and more deadly, than anything he could have imagined. Soon his work puts him and those he cares for in danger. Borlú must travel to the only metropolis on Earth as strange as his own, across a border like no other.
With shades of Kafka and Philip K. Dick, Raymond Chandler and 1984, the multi-award winning The City & The City by China Miéville is a murder mystery taken to dazzling metaphysical and artistic heights.

Award-winning writer China Miéville has long been inspired by the ideals of the Russian Revolution and here, on the centenary of the revolution, he provides his own distinctive take on its history.
In February 1917, in the midst of bloody war, Russia was still an autocratic monarchy: nine months later, it became the first socialist state in world history. How did this unimaginable transformation take place? How was a ravaged and backward country, swept up in a desperately unpopular war, rocked by not one but two revolutions?
This is the story of the extraordinary months between those upheavals, in February and October, of the forces and individuals who made 1917 so epochal a year, of their intrigues, negotiations, conflicts and catastrophes. From familiar names like Lenin and Trotsky to their opponents Kornilov and Kerensky; from the byzantine squabbles of urban activists to the remotest villages of a sprawling empire; from the revolutionary railroad Sublime to the ciphers and static of coup by telegram; from grand sweep to forgotten detail.
Historians have debated the revolution for a hundred years, its portents and possibilities: the mass of literature can be daunting. But here is a book for those new to the events, told not only in their historical import but in all their passion and drama and strangeness. Because as well as a political event of profound and ongoing consequence, Miéville reveals the Russian Revolution as a breathtaking story.

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 Nova Esperium. 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 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.
For Bellis, the plan is clear: live among the new frontiersmen of the colony until it is safe to return home. But when the ship is besieged by pirates on the Swollen Ocean, the senior officers are summarily executed. The surviving passengers are brought to Armada, a city constructed from the hulls of pirated ships, a floating, landless mass ruled by the bizarre duality called the Lovers. On Armada, everyone is given work, and even Remade live as equals to humans, Cactacae, and Cray. Yet no one may ever leave.
Lonely and embittered in her captivity, Bellis knows that to show dissent is a death sentence. Instead, she must furtively seek information about Armada’s agenda. The answer lies in the dark, amorphous shapes that float undetected miles below the waters—terrifying entities with a singular, chilling mission. . . .

A history of the Communist Manifesto.

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.

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE LOS ANGELES TIMES, THE SEATTLE TIMES, AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLY.
 
When a murdered woman is found in the city of Beszel, somewhere at the edge of Europe, it looks to be a routine case for Inspector Tyador Borlú of the Extreme Crime Squad. To investigate, Borlú must travel from the decaying Beszel to its equal, rival, and intimate neighbor, the vibrant city of Ul Qoma. But this is a border crossing like no other, a journey as psychic as it is physical, a seeing of the unseen. With Ul Qoman detective Qussim Dhatt, Borlú is enmeshed in a sordid underworld of nationalists intent on destroying their neighboring city, and unificationists who dream of dissolving the two into one. As the detectives uncover the dead woman’s secrets, they begin to suspect a truth that could cost them more than their lives. What stands against them are murderous powers in Beszel and in Ul Qoma: and, most terrifying of all, that which lies between these two cities.

BONUS: This edition contains a The City & The City discussion guide and excerpts from China Miéville's Kraken and Embassytown.

Na turbulenta metrópole de Nova Crobuzon, à sombra de um Parlamento corrupto e de sua brutal milícia, o excêntrico cientista Isaac Dan der Grimnebulin divide seu tempo entre uma pesquisa acadêmica pouco ortodoxa sobre "energia de crise" e a paixão interespécies por Lin, artista boêmia com quem se relaciona em segredo. A paz do casal acaba quando ambos recebem ofertas de trabalham que podem (e vão) mudar para sempre sua vida e a de toda a cidade. Ao tentar ajudar um garuda, do deserto, criatura misteriosa, metade homem e metade pássaro, Isaac se lança em experimentos que logo fugirão ao controle, levando-o a pedir auxílio a personagens tão diversos como uma crítica de arte que nas horas vagas trabalha em um jornal clandestino de oposição ao governo, uma aranha gigantesca capaz de atravessar a fina teia que separa as dimensões ocultas e um agente do submundo do crime. Desse entretecimento de realidades e expectativas, brota uma assustadora intuição: a de que a verdadeira distopia talvez seja o próprio mundo em que vivemos.

Livro vencedor dos prêmios Arthur C. Clarke , August Derleth (British Fantasy Society) , Ignotus e Kurd Lasswitz .

Quando o corpo de uma mulher assassinada é encontrado na decadente cidade de Beszel, em algum lugar nos confins da Europa, parece apenas mais um caso trivial para o Inspetor Tyador Borlú, do Esquadrão de Crimes Extremos. Mas, à medida que avança a investigação, as evidências começam a apontar para conspirações muito mais estranhas e mortais do que ele poderia supor. Logo seu trabalho o coloca, e aqueles ao seu redor, em perigo e Borlú deve viajar à única metrópole na Terra tão estranha quanto a sua, por meio de uma fronteira sem igual.

Em uma envolvente e premiada narrativa, híbrido de thriller policial e ficção científica, aos poucos descobrimos que a jovem assassinada tinha envolvimento com a agitação política e cultural entre Beszel e sua "cidade gêmea", Ul Quoma. As duas cidades ocupam o mesmo espaço geográfico, mas constituem nações diferentes, monitoradas por um poder secreto conhecido como "Brecha". O habitante de uma cidade é educado desde a infância a "desver" a outra cidade, seus habitantes, suas construções e os eventos que lá ocorrem. Em ambas as cidades, ignorar a separação, mesmo sem querer, é considerado um crime terrível, ainda mais grave do que cometer um assassinato.

A cidade & a cidade é o livro de estreia de China Miéville na Boitempo, que publicará todos os seus romances no Brasil. Uma narrativa que arrebatou a crítica internacional e ecoa George Orwell, Franz Kafka, Raymond Chandler, Bruno Schulz e Philip K. Dick para tecer um comentário afiado, criativo e emocionante sobre as cidades e a tendência de vermos apenas o que queremos. A tradução é de Fábio Fernandes, especialista em ficção científica e cultura digital e responsável por importantes traduções de clássicos do gênero, como Laranja mecânica, 2001: uma odisseia no espaço e Neuromancer. A ilustração da capa é de Fábio Cobiaco.

Livro vencedor dos prêmios British Science Fiction Association, World Fantasy, Arthur C. Clarke e Hugo, o mais importante da categoria.

When a murdered woman is found in the city of Beszel, somewhere at the edge of Europe, it looks to be a routine case for Inspector Tyador Borlú of the Extreme Crime Squad. But as he investigates, the evidence points to conspiracies far stranger and more deadly than anything he could have imagined.

Borlú must travel from the decaying Beszel to the only metropolis on Earth as strange as his own. This is a border crossing like no other, a journey as psychic as it is physical, a shift in perception, a seeing of the unseen. His destination is Beszel’s equal, rival, and intimate neighbor, the rich and vibrant city of Ul Qoma. With Ul Qoman detective Qussim Dhatt, and struggling with his own transition, Borlú is enmeshed in a sordid underworld of rabid nationalists intent on destroying their neighboring city, and unificationists who dream of dissolving the two into one. As the detectives uncover the dead woman’s secrets, they begin to suspect a truth that could cost them and those they care about more than their lives.

What stands against them are murderous powers in Beszel and in Ul Qoma: and, most terrifying of all, that which lies between these two cities.

Casting shades of Kafka and Philip K. Dick, Raymond Chandler and 1984, The City & the City is a murder mystery taken to dazzling metaphysical and artistic heights.

کتاب حاضر، داستان پلیسی است که در جهانی فانتزی می‌گذرد. بازرس «تایادور بورلو»، در تلاش برای حل معمای پرونده قتل دختری ناشناس، وارد ماجرایی می‌شود که هر لحظه ابعاد جدید و غیرمنتظره‌ای به خود می‌گیرد. نویسنده این داستان با استفاده از ادبیات فانتزی و غافلگیری سعی می‌کند خواننده را در تمام داستان هیجان‌زده کند. در داستان می‌خوانیم:«از آنجایی که ایستاده بودیم خیابان و بخش اعظم شهرک دیده نمی‌شد. ما در محاصره بلوک‌های ساختمانی تیره و چرک آلود بودیم».

WINNER OF THE AUGUST DERLETH AND ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARDS • A masterpiece brimming with scientific splendor, magical intrigue, and fierce characters, from the author who “has reshaped modern fantasy” (The Washington Post)

“[China Miéville’s] fantasy novels, including a trilogy set in and around the magical city-state of New Crobuzon, have the refreshing effect of making Middle-earth seem plodding and flat.”—The New York Times

The metropolis of New Crobuzon sprawls at the center of the world. Humans and mutants and arcane races brood in the gloom beneath its chimneys, where the river is sluggish with unnatural effluent and foundries pound into the night. For a thousand years, the Parliament and its brutal militias have ruled over a vast economy of workers and artists, spies and soldiers, magicians, crooks, and junkies.

Now a stranger has arrived, with a pocketful of gold and an impossible demand. And something unthinkable is released.

The city is gripped by an alien terror. The fate of millions lies with a clutch of renegades. A reckoning is due at the city’s heart, in the vast edifice of brick and wood and steel under the vaults of Perdido Street Station.

It is too late to escape.

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

A colossal fantasy of incredible diversity and spellbinding imagination. A human cargo bound for servitude in exile...

A pirate city hauled across the oceans...

A hidden miracle about be revealed...

These are the ingredients of an astonishing story. It is the story of a prisoner's journey. Of the search for the island of a forgotten people, for the most astonishing beast in the seas, and ultimately for a fabled place - a massive wound in reality, a source of unthinkable power and danger.