Free on Kindle - Perdido Street Station

koland · 09-01-2009, 12:54 PM

Free at Amazon - Perdido Street Station, by China Mieville.

Book Description
Beneath the towering bleached ribs of a dead, ancient beast lies New Crobuzon, a squalid city where humans, Re-mades, and arcane races live in perpetual fear of Parliament and its brutal militia. The air and rivers are thick with factory pollutants and the strange effluents of alchemy, and the ghettos contain a vast mix of workers, artists, spies, junkies, and whores. In New Crobuzon, the unsavory deal is stranger to none—not even to Isaac, a brilliant scientist with a penchant for Crisis Theory.

Isaac 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 fathomed. Though the Garuda's request is scientifically daunting, Isaac is sparked by his own curiosity and an uncanny reverence for this curious stranger.

While Isaac's experiments for the Garuda turn into an obsession, one of his lab specimens demands attention: a brilliantly colored caterpillar that feeds on nothing but a hallucinatory drug and grows larger—and more consuming—by the day. What finally emerges from the silken cocoon will permeate every fiber of New Crobuzon—and not even the Ambassador of Hell will challenge the malignant terror it invokes . . .

A magnificent fantasy rife with scientific splendor, magical intrigue, and wonderfully realized characters, told in a storytelling style in which Charles Dickens meets Neal Stephenson, Perdido Street Station offers an eerie, voluptuously crafted world that will plumb the depths of every reader's imagination.

Elsi · 09-01-2009, 01:08 PM

Thank you. This is one I've been wanting to read, so I snapped it up.

Gideon · 09-01-2009, 01:57 PM

That's great! One of my all time favorite fiction books!

Abecedary · 09-01-2009, 03:08 PM

Nice! Here's hoping it goes free on the Sony eBookstore soon, too. I borrowed a paper copy of this from a friend many many months ago, but have never gotten around to reading it.

doreenjoy · 09-01-2009, 04:34 PM

I'm glad this book has some fans. I feel like it took 8 hours of my life that I'll never get back. But I won't be a dog in the manger about it -- I'll leave that for the anti-romance brigade.

It is nice to see a best seller for free.

Dr. Drib · 09-01-2009, 07:47 PM

Hey, Koland:

Thanks for the info on this.

(I just deleted my duplicate post, after having spotted yours.)

Don

Elsi · 09-01-2009, 09:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Abecedary

Nice! Here's hoping it goes free on the Sony eBookstore soon, too. I borrowed a paper copy of this from a friend many many months ago, but have never gotten around to reading it.

It's a Suvudu freebie for September, so it's available at the Sony store and elsewhere. See this thread for links to the Sony store --> https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=55309

koland · 09-02-2009, 01:59 AM

Glad to see Suvudu ]finally updated (it had not earlier today).

Too bad all they have is PDF for non-DRM.

EDIT TO ADD: I take it back - they still haven't updated the free library page. If you want them in PDF form, I guess you have to know about them and about scribd.com

poohbear_nc · 09-02-2009, 11:59 AM

Interestingly - the price of his latest (The City and the City) dropped $1 (from $14.74 to $13.73). Hope it continues to fall.

Gideon · 09-02-2009, 12:27 PM

I quite liked The City and the City... not his greatest work, but interesting and fun to be sure.

ndrake · 09-04-2009, 09:25 PM

Awesome! It took me awhile to get into it, but I really loved this book.

09-01-2009, 12:54 PM	#1
koland Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,560 Karma: 8033155 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: TN, USA Device: kindle(all), nook, nookcolor, Sony, Kobo, epic, iphone, iPad, pc	Free on Kindle - Perdido Street Station Free at Amazon - Perdido Street Station, by China Mieville. Book Description Beneath the towering bleached ribs of a dead, ancient beast lies New Crobuzon, a squalid city where humans, Re-mades, and arcane races live in perpetual fear of Parliament and its brutal militia. The air and rivers are thick with factory pollutants and the strange effluents of alchemy, and the ghettos contain a vast mix of workers, artists, spies, junkies, and whores. In New Crobuzon, the unsavory deal is stranger to none—not even to Isaac, a brilliant scientist with a penchant for Crisis Theory. Isaac 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 fathomed. Though the Garuda's request is scientifically daunting, Isaac is sparked by his own curiosity and an uncanny reverence for this curious stranger. While Isaac's experiments for the Garuda turn into an obsession, one of his lab specimens demands attention: a brilliantly colored caterpillar that feeds on nothing but a hallucinatory drug and grows larger—and more consuming—by the day. What finally emerges from the silken cocoon will permeate every fiber of New Crobuzon—and not even the Ambassador of Hell will challenge the malignant terror it invokes . . . A magnificent fantasy rife with scientific splendor, magical intrigue, and wonderfully realized characters, told in a storytelling style in which Charles Dickens meets Neal Stephenson, Perdido Street Station offers an eerie, voluptuously crafted world that will plumb the depths of every reader's imagination.

09-02-2009, 01:59 AM	#8
koland Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,560 Karma: 8033155 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: TN, USA Device: kindle(all), nook, nookcolor, Sony, Kobo, epic, iphone, iPad, pc	Glad to see Suvudu ]finally updated (it had not earlier today). Too bad all they have is PDF for non-DRM. EDIT TO ADD: I take it back - they still haven't updated the free library page. If you want them in PDF form, I guess you have to know about them and about scribd.com Last edited by koland; 09-02-2009 at 02:15 AM.

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09-01-2009, 01:08 PM	#2
Elsi Wizard Posts: 2,366 Karma: 12000 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Texas, USA Device: Kindle; Sony PRS 505; Blackberry 8700C	Thank you. This is one I've been wanting to read, so I snapped it up.

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Gideon Wearer of Pants Posts: 1,050 Karma: 7634 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Norman, OK Device: Amazon Kindle DX / iPhone	That's great! One of my all time favorite fiction books!

09-01-2009, 03:08 PM	#4
Abecedary Exwyzeeologist Posts: 535 Karma: 3261 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: :PRS-505::iPod touch:	Nice! Here's hoping it goes free on the Sony eBookstore soon, too. I borrowed a paper copy of this from a friend many many months ago, but have never gotten around to reading it.

09-01-2009, 04:34 PM	#5
doreenjoy 01000100 01001010 Posts: 1,889 Karma: 2400000 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Polyamorous	I'm glad this book has some fans. I feel like it took 8 hours of my life that I'll never get back. But I won't be a dog in the manger about it -- I'll leave that for the anti-romance brigade. It is nice to see a best seller for free.

09-01-2009, 07:47 PM	#6
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 44,737 Karma: 55645321 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: Kindle: Oasis 3, Voyage WiFi; Kobo: Libra 2, Aura One	Hey, Koland: Thanks for the info on this. (I just deleted my duplicate post, after having spotted yours.) Don

09-02-2009, 11:59 AM	#9
poohbear_nc Now what? Posts: 58,805 Karma: 135181808 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Interestingly - the price of his latest (The City and the City) dropped $1 (from $14.74 to $13.73). Hope it continues to fall.

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Gideon Wearer of Pants Posts: 1,050 Karma: 7634 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Norman, OK Device: Amazon Kindle DX / iPhone	I quite liked The City and the City... not his greatest work, but interesting and fun to be sure.

09-04-2009, 09:25 PM	#11
ndrake Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: PRS500	Awesome! It took me awhile to get into it, but I really loved this book.

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