Beneath the towering bleached ribs of a dead, ancient beast lies the city of New Crobuzon, where the unsavory deal is stranger to no one--not even to Isaac, a gifted and eccentric scientist who has spent a lifetime quietly carrying out his unique research. But when a half-bird, half-human creature known as the Garuda comes to him from afar, Isaac is faced with challenges he has never before encountered. Though the Garuda's request is scientifically daunting, Isaac is sparked by his own curiosity and an uncanny reverence for this curious stranger. Soon an eerie metamorphosis will occur that will permeate every fiber of New Crobuzon--and not even the Ambassador of Hell will challenge the malignant terror it evokes.

This book starts very slowly, and it is very difficult to get into it. However, once I got into the characters and the story, I couldn't stop reading. It is very long, very full of life. The characters are marvellously round and real, the story is crude and amazing. The ending was not disappointing at all, it was brutal, unexpected and brilliant.
Overall I loved this book.

Enjoy this book!

Picked-up from Minibieb Aan de Haven. I've read this -excellent!- book in the Dutch translation many years ago. I look forward to a re-read!