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Iron Council

Iron Council

Iron Council is a weird fantasy novel by the British writer China Miéville, his third set in the Bas-Lag universe, following Perdido Street Station and The Scar . In addition to the steampunk influences shared by its predecessors, Iron Council draws several elements from the western genre.


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“Ori supposed there were as many unspeakable stories as there were men come back from war.”

Part 4 “The Hainting”, chapter 15 (p. 314)
Iron Council (2004)

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“The chief was a thuggish man: nervous, Cutter saw, because he knew he was a mediocrity become by kink of history a ruler.”

Part 3 “Wineland”, chapter 12 (p. 130)
Iron Council (2004)

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“When the rich grow afraid, they get nasty. We say: A government for need not greed!”

“Anamnesis” (p. 222)
Iron Council (2004)

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“We’re all racing,” he said.
“Yeah, but some of us in the wrong direction.”

Part 6 “The Caucus Race”, chapter 20 (p. 364)
Iron Council (2004)

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“I want to know everything, he says.”

“Anamnesis” (p. 202)
Iron Council (2004)

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