Winner · Locus Awards 2011
Kraken
2010 novel by China Miéville
Kraken is a fantasy novel by British author China Miéville. It is published in the UK by Macmillan, and in the US by Del Rey Books. The book bears the subtitle "An Anatomy" on the title page. It was the winner for the 2011 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel. Miéville has described the book as "a dark comedy about a squid-worshipping cult and the end of the world. It takes the idea of the squid cult very seriously. Part of the appeal of the fantastic is taking ridiculous ideas very seriously and pretending they’re not absurd."
Synopsis from Open Library.
- Language
- English
- Genre
- urban fantasy
- Pages
- 509
- ISBN
- 9782265094581
- Subjects
- Magic, Cults, Giant squids, Museum curators, Fiction, Kraken, Natural History Museum (London, England)
Locus Awards 2011
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