The third novel in his amazing imaginative sequence focused on the fabulous city of New Crobuzon and its very special world It is a time of revolts and revolutions, conflict and intrigue. New Crobuzon is being ripped apart from without and within. War with the shadowy city-state of Tesh and rioting on the streets at home are pushing the teeming metropolis to the brink. In the midst of this turmoil, a mysterious masked figure spurs strange rebellion, while treachery and violence incubate in unexpected places. In desperation, a small group of renegades escapes from the city and crosses strange and alien continents in the search for a lost hope, an undying legend. In the blood and violence of New Crobuzon's most dangerous hour, there are whispers. It is the time of the Iron Council.
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China Miéville es un escritor de éxito internacional. Entre sus novelas destacan La ciudad y la ciudad, Embassytown y La estación de la calle Perdido. Su carrera ha sido distinguida con los premios literarios más prestigiosos, como el Arthur C. Clarke (es el único escritor que lo ha ganado en tres ocasiones), el Locus (cuatro veces), el World Fantasy o el Hugo; y es admirado por autores de la talla de Neil Gaiman, Carlos Ruiz Zafón o Ursula K. Le Guin.