Railsea

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 oneâ€™s death and the otherâ€™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 railseaâ€“even if his captain can think only of the hunt for the ivory-coloured mole sheâ€™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 derelictâ€”a series of pictures hinting at something, somewhere, that should be impossibleâ€”leads to considerably more than he'd bargained for. 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.

From China MiÃ©ville comes a novel for readers of all ages, a gripping and brilliantly imagined take on Herman Melville's Moby-Dick that confirms his status as "the most original and talented voice to appear in several years." (Science Fiction Chronicle)
Country USA
Manufacturer Del Rey
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2012-05-15
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780345524522

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