Perdido Street Station

Beneath the towering bleached ribs of a dead, ancient beast lies the city of New Crobuzon, where the unsavory deal is stranger to no one--not even to Isaac, a gifted and eccentric scientist who has spent a lifetime quietly carrying out his unique research. But as the Garuda, a hybrid of a bird and a human, approaches him from a distance, Isaac is forced to confront difficulties he has never faced before. Though the Garuda's request is scientifically daunting, Isaac is sparked by his own curiosity and an uncanny reverence for this curious stranger. New Crobuzon is about to undergo a sinister transformation that will seep into every strand of the town, and not even the Ambassador of Hell will be able to resist the evil fear it arouses.