 Cover of the first US hardcover edition of Railsea | |
| Author | China Miéville |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Young adult fiction, weird fiction |
| Publisher | Del Rey Books |
Publication date | 15 May 2012 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Pages | 448 |
| ISBN | 978-0345524522 |
Railsea is a young adult novel written and illustrated by English writer China Miéville, and published in May 2012. Miéville described the novel as "weird fiction",[1] io9 labelled its mix of fantasy and steampunk elements as "salvagepunk"[2] and the story has been seen as an "affectionate parody" of Herman Melville's classic 1851 novel Moby-Dick,[2] also drawing on Robert Louis Stevenson's adventure novels Treasure Island and Kidnapped.[3]
- ^ Heller, Billy (12 May 2012). "Required reading". New York Post. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
- ^ a b Hsiang, Chris (10 May 2012). "Ride China Miéville's Crazy Train in Railsea". io9. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
- ^ Burt, Stephen (10 May 2012). "China Mieville's 'Railsea': 'Moby-Dick' Remixed". NPR. Retrieved 17 May 2012.