Kraken

an anatomy

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China Miéville: Kraken (2011, Del Rey)

509 pages

English language

Published Sept. 27, 2011 by Del Rey.

ISBN:
978-0-345-49750-5
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OCLC Number:
670479458

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4 stars (1 review)

When a nine-meter-long dead squid is stolen, tank and all, from a London museum, curator Billy Harrow finds himself swept up in a world he didn't know existed: one of worshippers of the giant squid, animated golems, talking tattoos, and animal familiars on strike. Forced on the lam with a renegade kraken cultist and stalked by cops and crazies, Billy finds his quest to recover the squid sidelined by questions as to what force may now be unleashed on an unsuspecting world.

7 editions

reviewed Kraken by China Miéville

Squid Cult

4 stars

a fun read but found myself near the end having my mind wander away from the story line which is not what you want when it's coming to a climax.

stuff I really enjoyed was unconventional takes on religion and cults, and the presentation of a larger labour strike by fantasy creatures. whenever class struggle works its way into sci-fi or fantasy for me it makes me really appreciate the book.

really love China Mieville's world building and writing, but this wasn't a top book of his for me.

Subjects

  • Giant squids
  • Cults
  • Magic
  • Museum curators
  • Fiction

Places

  • England