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"Iron Council" is a 2004 science fiction novel by British writer China Miéville and the third book set in his Bas-Lag universe, following "Perdido Street Station" and "The Scar." It follows a group of renegades aboard a mobile settlement called the Iron Council and intertwines their story with a labor uprising in the city of New Crobuzon. The novel won the Arthur C. Clarke Award and the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel.
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Where does Iron Council take place?
Iron Council takes place in China Miéville's Bas-Lag universe. The story follows revolutionaries and renegades connected to a mobile settlement called the Iron Council.
What is the Iron Council?
It is a mobile settlement that travels on a railway and becomes a symbol of collective resistance. The community is central to the novel's political and social conflict.
Is Iron Council part of a trilogy?
It is the third book set in the Bas-Lag universe, following Perdido Street Station and The Scar. The books share a world, but Iron Council follows a distinct central conflict.
Who wrote Iron Council?
Iron Council is a 2004 science fiction and fantasy novel by British writer China Miéville. It combines urban fantasy, political struggle, and a large secondary world.
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