{"product_id":"china-mizsvilles-bas-lag-series-rob-oconnor-9783032288387","title":"China Miéville's Bas-Lag Series: A Critical Companion","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book offers a critical overview focused on the Bas-Lag trilogy of novels by British speculative fiction writer, China Miéville. The Bas-Lag trilogy is a significant re-evaluation of the fantasy fiction genre, infused with contemporary political commentary presented through recognisable, albeit subverted, conventions associated with the canon. Filled with monstrous creations, the world of the Bas-Lag books utilises the effectiveness of teratology to critically explore ideas around capitalism, imperialism, urban space, concepts of the body and utopian and revolutionary ideals. The Bas-Lag books are a product of the time within which they were written, beautifully evoking the late-capitalist society from which Miéville writes. As a writer, Miéville extrapolates concepts and perceptions of genre, urban landscapes and socio-political concerns through the lenses of fantastika and teratology. This critical companion will explore this approach by focusing on his celebrated Bas-Lag trilogy, comprising the novels \u003cem\u003ePerdido Street Station\u003c\/em\u003e (2000), \u003cem\u003eThe Scar\u003c\/em\u003e (2002) and \u003cem\u003eIron Council\u003c\/em\u003e (2004).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMiéville's fantasy world building is exemplary and Bas-Lag as a creation is a fine example of creativity and vivid imagination tinged with real-world political structures and ideas. The creation and application of monsters within the Bas-Lag novels acts as a conduit for this socio-political commentary. This critical companion will demonstrate that by analysing monsters as manifestations of political concerns. Miéville successfully utilises the hybridity and liminality of both monsters and fantastic fiction as a methodology to critique such subjects as law, justice, utopian ideals and our interpretations of urban space. Embracing genre conventions make these tough subjects easier for the reader to process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rob O'Connor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 303228838X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783032288387\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Palgrave MacMillan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/19\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 137\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Rob O'Connor","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48659863044351,"sku":"9783032288387","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/china-mizsvilles-bas-lag-series-rob-oconnor-9783032288387","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}