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KrakenChina Miéville
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Kraken

509 pagesFirst published 201013 editions · 4 languages
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Kraken is a fantasy novel by British author China Miéville. It is published in the UK by Macmillan, and in the US by Del Rey Books. The book bears the subtitle "An Anatomy" on the title page. It was the winner for the 2011 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel. Miéville has described the book as "a dark comedy about a squid-worshipping cult and the end of the world. It takes the idea of the squid cult very seriously. Part of the appeal of the fantastic is taking ridiculous ideas very seriously and pretending they’re not absurd."

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FormatPublisherYearPagesISBN
Paperback · frePocket20157709782266242516
Paperback · freFleuve Noir20135649782265094581
Paperback · spaLa Factoría de Ideas20134469788490181690
Paperback · turYordam Kitap20135129786055541675
EditionDel Rey20115099780345497505
EbookDel Rey20114979780345521859
EditionDel Rey/Ballantine Books2010—9780345497499
HardcoverMacMillan20104009780333989500
EbookTor Books2010—9780330531627
PaperbackTor2010—9780333989517
EditionPan2010—9780330492324
EditionSubterranean20106299781596063372
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