Railsea
Descriere
Savage giant moles, rail pirates, and explorers abound in China Miéville's thrilling young adult novel, Railsea.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 and the other’s glory – are extraordinary. But no matter how spectacular it is, travelling the endless rails of the railsea, Sham senses that there’s more to life. Even if his captain can think only of her obsessive hunt for one savage mole.When they find a wrecked train, it's a welcome distraction. But the impossible salvage Sham finds there leads to trouble. Soon he's hunted on all sides: by pirates, trainsfolk, monsters and salvage-scrabblers. And it might not be just Sham's life that's about to change. It could be the whole of the railsea.
Despre autor
China Tom Miéville este un premiat scriitor englez de ficțiune fantasy. El este pasionat de munca sa pe care o descrie ca weird fiction și aparține unui grup de scriitori uneori numiți New Weird, care conștient încercă să îndepărteze literatura fantasy de clișeele comerciale. El este, de asemenea, activ în politica de stânga în calitate de membru al Partidului Socialist Muncitoresc Britanic.
