mass market paperback, 578 pages
English language
Published Jan. 15, 2004 by Ballantine Books.
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.
China Miéville, in standard practice, creates a sepia-toned and detailed world while telling an intricate story
