Les Scarifiés

French language

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978-2-265-07743-0
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The Scar is a weird fantasy novel by British writer China Miéville, the second set in his Bas-Lag universe. The Scar won the 2003 British Fantasy Award and was shortlisted for the 2003 Arthur C. Clarke Award. The Scar was additionally nominated for the Philip K. Dick Award in 2002 and the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 2003. It is set directly after the events described in Perdido Street Station.

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There's an interesting story in here behind the writing.

This is a book that was recommended to me by a friend. I can understand why they suggested it to me, it's in line with a few things that I'd probably enjoy. Unfortunately I couldn't really enjoy this one. It's been a while but I'm new here so if I get a few things wrong it's not intentional.

Anyway.

I like the premise of this book. I like the world that was created. I like a lot of the characters. There's a "Dark Tower" ness to it in the sense that the world has "moved on". Know what I mean? The world feels rough. Ugly. Ruined in some way. Not in a Mad Max kind of way but in a "we sucked all the life out of it" kind of way. In my mind everything, even the water, is gray. Ya follow?

There's pirates, a floating city, …

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Pfou, j'aurais mis le temps, mais je l'aurais fini, ce bouquin.

Mais commençons par le commencement.

Ce roman raconte comment Bellis, traductrice et Nouvelle-Crobuzonaise en partance, se retrouve embarquée sur une ville flottante pour un voyage aux confis du monde connu. En chemin, elle vivra des aventures peu communes, rencontrera des personnages exceptionnelles, et assistera à l'ascencion et à la chute de puissances locales. C'est une présentation très courte, mais je n'aurais pas pu faire plus sans raconter une bonne partie de l'intrigue.

Maintenant, si vous voulez arrêter les spoilers, arrêtez-vous là, parce qu'il va y en avoir une sacrée dose.

Je l'avais déja dit pour [b:Perdido Street Station|68494|Perdido Street Station|China Miéville|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170692698s/68494.jpg|3221410], [a:China Mieville|58654|Mary Gentle|http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto/nophoto-F-50x66.jpg] est vraiment un auteur gothique. Et cette fois encore, il le montre. Dès le passage en Salkrikaltor, on sent que l'architecture n'a pas fini de pousser. Et quand on arrive en Armada, le choc devient …

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