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2259338Looking for Jakehttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/looking-for-jake/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1924862/78c3a235-a632-44a9-9846-5419ead95fdc.jpg?v=638344987777530000106117MXNRandom House WorldsInStock/Ebooks/<p><strong>A groundbreaking collection of stories, including four never-before-published tales, from the award-winning author of <em>Perdido Street Station</em></strong></p><p>What William Gibson did for science fiction, China Miéville has done for fantasy, shattering old paradigms with fiercely imaginative works of startling, often shocking, intensity. Among the fourteen superb fictions in <em>Looking for Jake</em>, including one set in Miévilles signature fantasy world of New Crobuzon, are:</p><p><strong>Jack</strong>Following the events of his acclaimed novel <em>Perdido Street Station,</em> this tale of twisted attachment and horrific revenge traces the rise and fall of the Remade Robin Hood known as Jack Half-a-Prayer.</p><p><strong>Familiar</strong>Spurned by its creator, a sorceresss familiar embarks on a strange and unsettling odyssey of self-discovery in a coming-of-age story like no other.</p><p><strong>Reports of Certain Events in London</strong>In which a writer named China Miéville receives a package containing clues to a vast and ongoingyet utterly secretwar . . . a war about to turn a most unexpected corner.</p><p><strong>The Tain</strong>In this major story, winner of the Locus Award for Best Novella, a postapocalyptic London is overrun by vampires and monsters, alien yet weirdly familiarand one man holds the future of humanity in his hands.</p><p>Plus ten other talesincluding On the Way to the Front, a graphic short story illustrated by Eisner Awardnominated Liam Sharp</p><p>BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from China Miévilles <em>Embassytown.</em></p>...2139739Looking for Jake106117https://www.gandhi.com.mx/looking-for-jake/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1924862/78c3a235-a632-44a9-9846-5419ead95fdc.jpg?v=638344987777530000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20059780345486103_W3siaWQiOiI5YTdlMTg1OC00OThjLTQxMGEtOGNlYi0xMzYyMDk4ZWFkMDciLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjExNywiZGlzY291bnQiOjExLCJzZWxsaW5nUHJpY2UiOjEwNiwiaW5jbHVkZXNUYXgiOnRydWUsInByaWNlVHlwZSI6Ildob2xlc2FsZSIsImN1cnJlbmN5IjoiTVhOIiwiZnJvbSI6IjIwMjUtMDktMDdUMDM6MDA6MDBaIiwidG8iOiIyMDI1LTA5LTMwVDIzOjU5OjU5WiIsInJlZ2lvbiI6Ik1YIiwiaXNQcmVvcmRlciI6ZmFsc2V9LHsiaWQiOiI5NWYyNzFhZC04MDM4LTRhYjMtYjExMi1kMzExOTY0NGFlMDciLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjExMywiZGlzY291bnQiOjExLCJzZWxsaW5nUHJpY2UiOjEwMiwiaW5jbHVkZXNUYXgiOnRydWUsInByaWNlVHlwZSI6Ildob2xlc2FsZSIsImN1cnJlbmN5IjoiTVhOIiwiZnJvbSI6IjIwMjUtMTAtMDFUMDA6MDA6MDBaIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiTVgiLCJpc1ByZW9yZGVyIjpmYWxzZX1d9780345486103_<p><strong>Miéville moves effortlessly into the first division of those who use the tools and weapons of the fantastic to define and create the fiction of the coming century.Neil Gaiman</strong></p><p>What William Gibson did for science fiction, China Miéville has done for fantasy, shattering old paradigms with fiercely imaginative works of startling, often shocking, intensity. Now from this brilliant young writer comes a groundbreaking collection of stories, many of them previously unavailable in the United States, including four never-before-published talesone set in Miévilles signature fantasy world of New Crobuzon.</p><p>Among the fourteen superb fictions are:</p><p>JackFollowing the events of his acclaimed novel Perdido Street Station, this tale of twisted attachment and horrific revenge traces the rise and fall of the Remade Robin Hood known as Jack Half-a-Prayer.</p><p>FamiliarSpurned by its creator, a sorceresss familiar embarks on a strange and unsettling odyssey of self-discovery in a coming-of-age story like no other.</p><p>Reports of Certain Events in LondonIn which a writer named China Miéville receives a package containing clues to a vast and ongoingyet utterly secretwar . . . a war about to turn a most unexpected corner.</p><p>The TainIn this major story, winner of the Locus Award for Best Novella, a postapocalyptic London is overrun by vampires and monsters, alien yet weirdly familiarand one man holds the future of humanity in his hands.</p><p>Plus ten other talesincluding On the Way to the Front, a graphic short story illustrated by Eisner Awardnominated Liam Sharp</p><p>BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from China Miévilles <em>Embassytown.</em></p>...(*_*)9780345486103_<p><strong>A groundbreaking collection of stories, including four never-before-published tales, from the award-winning author of <em>Perdido Street Station</em></strong></p><p>What William Gibson did for science fiction, China Miéville has done for fantasy, shattering old paradigms with fiercely imaginative works of startling, often shocking, intensity. Among the fourteen superb fictions in <em>Looking for Jake</em>, including one set in Miévilles signature fantasy world of New Crobuzon, are:</p><p><strong>Jack</strong>Following the events of his acclaimed novel <em>Perdido Street Station,</em> this tale of twisted attachment and horrific revenge traces the rise and fall of the Remade Robin Hood known as Jack Half-a-Prayer.</p><p><strong>Familiar</strong>Spurned by its creator, a sorceresss familiar embarks on a strange and unsettling odyssey of self-discovery in a coming-of-age story like no other.</p><p><strong>Reports of Certain Events in London</strong>In which a writer named China Miéville receives a package containing clues to a vast and ongoingyet utterly secretwar . . . a war about to turn a most unexpected corner.</p><p><strong>The Tain</strong>In this major story, winner of the Locus Award for Best Novella, a postapocalyptic London is overrun by vampires and monsters, alien yet weirdly familiarand one man holds the future of humanity in his hands.</p><p>Plus ten other talesincluding On the Way to the Front, a graphic short story illustrated by Eisner Awardnominated Liam Sharp</p><p>BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from China Miévilles <em>Embassytown.</em></p>...9780345486103_Random House Worldslibro_electonico_fbe0d736-f2b4-404a-9be5-286574b6bd52_9780345486103;9780345486103_9780345486103China MiévilleInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/RandomHouse-epub-357b2af2-ec0b-4c43-b98c-fdb3926b21a4.epub2005-08-30T00:00:00+00:00Random House Worlds