NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "Endlessly inventive . . . [a] hybrid
of Alice in Wonderland, The Wizard of Oz, and The Phantom
Tollbooth."--Salon
What is Un Lun Dun?
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**It is London through the looking glass, an urban Wonderland of strange
delights where all the lost and broken things of London end up . . . and
some of its lost and broken people, too-including Brokkenbroll, boss of
the broken umbrellas; Obaday Fing, a tailor whose head is an enormous
pin-cushion, and an empty milk carton called Curdle. Un Lun Dun is a
place where words are alive, a jungle lurks behind the door of an
ordinary house, carnivorous giraffes stalk the streets, and a dark cloud
dreams of burning the world. It is a city awaiting its hero, whose
coming was prophesied long ago, set down for all time in the pages of a
talking book.
When twelve-year-old Zanna and her friend Deeba find a secret entrance
leading out of London and into this strange city, it seems that the
ancient prophecy is coming true at last. But then things begin to go
shockingly wrong.
Praise for Un Lun Dun
"Miéville fills his enthralling fantasy with enough plot twists and
wordplay for an entire trilogy, and that is a good thing.
A-."--Entertainment Weekly
"For style and inventiveness, turn to Un Lun Dun, by China Miéville,
who throws off more imaginative sparks per chapter than most authors can
manufacture in a whole book. Mieville sits at the table with Lewis
Carroll, and Deeba cavorts with another young explorer of topsy-turvy
worlds."--The Washington Post Book World
"Delicious, twisty, ferocious fun . . . so crammed with inventions,
delights, and unexpected turns that you will want to start reading it
over again as soon as you've reached the end."**--Kelly Link, author of
Magic for Beginners
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"[A] wondrous thrill ride . . . Like the best fantasy authors,
[Miéville] fully realizes his imaginary city." --The A.V. Club
"Mieville's compelling heroine and her fantastical journey through the
labyrinth of a strange London forms that rare book that feels instantly
like a classic and yet is thoroughly modern."--Holly Black,
bestselling author of The Spiderwick Chronicles
