This novel was a feast of the imagination!Mieville has created a world that combines the terror of
the unknown like H.P.Lovecraft and gritty neocyberpunk of authors like William Gibson and Bruce
sterling. Mieville transports us to the city of New Corbuzon vast city of humans,khepri-part human
part insect, and other nonhuman races.Isaac Dan der Grimnebulin, a brilliant undisciplined scientist
is visited by flightless bird man who pleads with him to help him regain the ability to flight.Lin,Isaac's
Khepri artist lover is employed by a hideous gangster.But poor Isaac has more pressing problems,
one of his experiments, a strange moth escapes from capitivity.This creature feeds upon dreams and
consciouness of other beings.This one moth becomes four and is a menace so terrifying that even
the agents of hell are fearful of it! Mieville has extraordinary skills in world-building department and
he has uncanny knack of conjures up images from our wildest dreams and darkest night!mares.Like
slath-moths who prey upon minds, criminals who are transformed into horrifying remakes.City
Officials who traffic with agents of hell and my candidate for the most original character of the
year,An interdimensional giant alien spider called The Weaver.I might be wrong in saying this early
but this novel is one to beat for fantasy novel of the year!So if you are tired of elves, dwarves and
sword of this and Wheel of that;then open up this book and prepared to be transported to a place
you will live in your imagination for alltime!