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

China Miéville's Perdido Street Station, a critically acclaimed masterpiece of fantasy and a cornerstone of "weird fiction," is receiving the deluxe treatment it deserves from The Folio Society. This new edition, timed perfectly for the novel's 25th anniversary, is a substantial 707-page hardcover.

Featuring a new afterword by Miéville himself and stunning artwork by Doug Bell, this edition boasts eight black and white chapter opening illustrations, twelve full-color illustrations, and a detailed map of the captivating city of New Crobuzon. IGN is pleased to exclusively showcase some of this artwork, including the map, in the gallery below.

The Folio Society's Perdido Street Station Preview Gallery

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Here's the official description:

In the sprawling, chaotic city of New Crobuzon, where magic and machinery intertwine, a dangerous experiment unleashes a nightmare that threatens to consume everything. Isaac, a rogue scientist, unwittingly sets a monstrous force loose and must rally an unlikely band of outcasts to confront it. As the city teeters on the brink of destruction, the battle delves into the darkest corners of human ambition and the eerie beauty of the bizarre. China Miéville’s PERDIDO STREET STATION is a spellbinding journey into a world teeming with grotesque wonders, savage horrors, and the relentless pulse of revolution.

“Having encountered my first Folio Society edition as a child and been blown away by the beauty and mystery of the text, it has been a great honour to work with the Society on one of my own books,” Miéville shared. “I’m still astonished that something I wrote will be part of this beautiful oeuvre, and grateful to everyone at the Society for making the whole process such a pleasure.”

This limited edition (500 copies worldwide) will be released on Tuesday, March 18th, and is available for purchase on The Folio Society website.

The Folio Society continues to expand its offerings, recently venturing into comic book reprints. Be sure to check out our exclusive previews of DC's Batman and Marvel's Unforgettable Stories.