China Miéville's Perdido Street Station to Receive Lavish Folio Society Hardcover

China Miéville's Perdido Street Station, a critically acclaimed fantasy novel and cornerstone of "weird fiction," receives a fittingly luxurious treatment from The Folio Society. Celebrating the book's 25th anniversary, this massive 707-page hardcover edition boasts a new afterword by Miéville himself and stunning artwork by Doug Bell. Bell's contribution includes eight black-and-white chapter opening images, twelve full-color illustrations, and a detailed map of the captivating city of New Crobuzon.

IGN exclusively unveils a preview of this artwork, including the map, in the slideshow gallery below:

The Folio Society's Perdido Street Station Preview Gallery

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Here's the official description for Perdido Street Station:

In the sprawling, chaotic metropolis of New Crobuzon, where magic and machinery collide, a perilous experiment unleashes a nightmare threatening to consume everything. Isaac, a maverick scientist, inadvertently sets a monstrous force loose and must assemble an unlikely alliance of outcasts to confront it. As the city teeters on the brink of destruction, their battle plunges into the darkest recesses of human ambition and the unsettling beauty of the bizarre. China Miéville's PERDIDO STREET STATION is a captivating journey into a world brimming with grotesque wonders, savage horrors, and the relentless pulse of revolution.

“Having cherished my first Folio Society edition as a child, and been captivated by its beauty and mystique, it's an immense honor to collaborate with the Society on one of my own books,” Miéville shared in a statement. “I'm still amazed that something I wrote will be part of this exquisite collection, and deeply grateful to everyone at the Society for making the entire process such a joy.”

Limited to 500 copies worldwide, this edition of Perdido Street Station launches Tuesday, March 18th on The Folio Society website.

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