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978-1509847396

The Rouse

The Rouse

by China Mieville

Publisher Picador

Genre: General Fiction and Historical Fiction

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About the book

'Completely without parallel' – Michael Moorcock, author of The Dancers at the End of Time
'A magisterial wonder' –
 Paul Tremblay, author of The Cabin at the End of the World
'An extraordinary tour de force' – Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of 
Children of Time
'Every page feels alive' – Xiaolu Guo, author of 
Call Me Ishmaelle
'A monster of a book in every sense' - Francis Spufford, author of Golden Hill

From the bestselling, award-winning master of uncanny fiction comes a defining work, twenty years in the making – a deeply moving, decade- and continent-spanning epic of grief, global tumult, and grim conspiracy.

Maur’s life has been shaped by an unbearable loss. But in the aftermath of what is an apparently ordinary tragedy, deeper, stranger questions arise . . . Their answers may lie within the dark heart and darker history of an old soldier who shares Maur’s obsessions – and is violently pursued by the same unknown, unquiet forces.

So begins 
The Rouse, a masterpiece unlike any other: at once a sprawling saga of the bloody twentieth century, and the intimate story of two lives, their loves, regrets and secrets – and a terrifying journey into infinite mystery.

Praise for China Miéville, The Rouse:

'[An] incredibly ambitious combination of history and the supernatural . . . fans will not be disappointed' - 
Publishers Weekly
'Miéville has been allowed full, free rein in this new work of eldritch dead and haunting dread' - 
Booklist
'A smartly imagined, genre-bending story that readers may find all too real' - 
Kirkus Reviews
'Miéville is back . . . you never want it to end: you want it never to end' - 
Boston Review

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About the Author

China Mieville

China Miéville is a British urban fantasy fiction author, essayist, comic book writer, socialist political activist and literary critic. He often describes his work as "weird fiction" and is allied to the loosely associated movement of writers called New Weird.


Miéville has won numerous awards, including the Arthur C. Clarke Award (thrice), the British Fantasy Award (twice), Locus Awards for Best Fantasy Novel (four times) and Best Science Fiction Novel and Best Novelette and Best Young Adult Book, as well as the Hugo, Kitschies and World Fantasy Awards.

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