{"product_id":"un-lun-dun-paperback-by-written-and-illustrated-by-china-mieville","title":"Un Lun Dun Paperback by Written and Illustrated by China Miéville","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eDel Rey\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2008-01-29)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e496\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780345458445\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e400.53\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e20.7 x 13.87 x 2.82\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER • “Endlessly inventive . . . [a] hybrid of\u003ci\u003e Alice in Wonderland, The Wizard of Oz,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Phantom Tollbooth\u003c\/i\u003e.”—\u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat is Un Lun Dun?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eIt 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eUn Lun Dun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Miéville fills his enthralling fantasy with enough plot twists and wordplay for an entire trilogy, and that is a good thing. A-.”\u003cb\u003e—Entertainment Weekly \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“For style and inventiveness, turn to \u003ci\u003eUn Lun Dun\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“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.”\u003cb\u003e—Kelly Link, author of \u003ci\u003eMagic for Beginners\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[A] wondrous thrill ride . . . Like the best fantasy authors, [Miéville] fully realizes his imaginary city.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe A.V. Club\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“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.”\u003cb\u003e—Holly Black, bestselling author of The Spiderwick Chronicles\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eChina Miéville is the author of King Rat; Perdido Street Station, which won the Arthur C. Clarke Award and the British Fantasy Award; The Scar, which won the Locus Award and the British Fantasy Award; Iron Council, which won the Locus Award and the Arthur C. Clarke Award; and a collection of short stories, Looking for Jake. He lives and works in London. 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