The Scar

The winner of the 2003 British Fantasy/August Derleth Award for Best Novel is now in mass market paperback. "Gritty, dark fiction at its finest . . . A captivating romp through a richly imagined universe."--"The Seattle Times."

<b>China Miéville</b> was born in London in 1972. When he was eighteen, he lived and taught English in Egypt, where he developed an interest in Arab culture and Middle Eastern politics. Miéville has a B.A. in social anthropology from Cambridge and a master’s with distinction from the London School of Economics. His first novel, <i>King Rat,</i> was nominated for both an International Horror Guild Award and the Bram Stoker Prize. <i>Perdido Street Station </i>won the Arthur C. Clarke Award and was nominated for a British Science Fiction Association Award. He lives in England.<br><br><br><i>From the Trade Paperback edition.</i>