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Un Lun Dun

Un Lun Dun

FantasyMiddle Grade
Pages
496
Published
2007
Language
English

Synopsis

Imagine London, but through a looking glass, where lost objects and people find a new, strange home. This is Un Lun Dun, a city of talking books, carnivorous giraffes, and a looming dark cloud. When Zanna and Deeba stumble into this bizarre world, an ancient prophecy seems to point to Zanna as its hero. But things quickly go awry, forcing them to navigate a city where words are alive and danger lurks around every corner.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

WhimsicalAdventurousMysterious
Portal FantasyChosen OneFish Out of WaterQuestBetrayal

Genres

Fantasy Middle Grade Urban Fantasy Young Adult Adventure

About the author

C
China Miéville

China Miéville (born 6 September 1972 in Norwich) is an English writer of speculative fiction, best known for the Bas-Lag novels beginning with Perdido Street Station and for The City & The City. His work is often placed under the label "weird fiction" and within the New Weird. He holds the record for most Arthur C. Clarke Award wins, with three, and has also won the Hugo, World Fantasy and Locus awards. He studied social anthropology at Cambridge and took a PhD in international law at the Londo...

Characters

ZannaProtagonist
DeebaProtagonist
BrokkenbrollSupporting
Obaday FingSupporting
CurdleSupporting
All characters in Un Lun Dun