{"id":7440,"date":"2011-12-12T10:54:14","date_gmt":"2011-12-12T18:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/?p=7440"},"modified":"2012-03-23T15:50:37","modified_gmt":"2012-03-23T23:50:37","slug":"an-aside-synopsis-for-railsea-by-china-mieville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/news\/an-aside-synopsis-for-railsea-by-china-mieville\/","title":{"rendered":"An Aside | Synopsis for RAILSEA by China Mieville"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/railsea-by-china-mieville.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/railsea-by-china-mieville.jpg\" alt=\"RAILSEA by China Mieville\" title=\"RAILSEA by China Mieville\" width=\"296\" height=\"450\" class=\"center\" \/><\/a>\n<p>Via <a href=\"http:\/\/thewertzone.blogspot.com\/2011\/12\/cover-blurb-for-china-mievilles-railsea.html\" target=\"_blank\">The Wertzone<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>From China Mi\u00e9ville, New York Times bestselling author of Un Lun Dun, a thrilling new young adult novel that reimagines Moby-Dick in an unforgettable and fascinatingly imagined setting.<\/p>\n<p>Sham Yes ap Soorap, young doctor\u2019s assistant, is in search of life\u2019s purpose aboard a diesel locomotive on the hunt for the great elusive moldywarpe, Mocker-Jack. But on an old train wreck at the outskirts of the world, Sham discovers an astonishing secret that changes everything: evidence of an impossible journey. A journey left unfinished\u2026which Sham takes it on himself to complete. It\u2019s a decision that might cost him his life.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Sounds fun. Mieville&#8217;s adult novels often weigh me down with their complexity and self-indulgence. I&#8217;m glad to see him returning to YA. Now, where&#8217;d I put my copy of <em>Un Lun Dun<\/em>?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Via The Wertzone: From China Mi\u00e9ville, New York Times bestselling author of Un Lun Dun, a thrilling new young adult novel that reimagines Moby-Dick in an unforgettable and fascinatingly imagined setting. 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