Short Stories/Novellas

The tale takes place in a ravaged, post-apocalyptic London. A man named Sholl survives by knowing the safe parts of town, and those where people go in and never come out. He’s been living on his own for a while, and decides to befriend a makeshift unit of soldiers camped out in the south of Hampstead Heath. They seem to have their wits about them, unlike other units scattered throughout London who will shoot anything that moves. He wants them to join him. Sholl has a plan to deal with the enemy....

A groundbreaking collection of stories, including four never-before-published tales, from the award-winning author of Perdido Street Station 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 Looking for Jake , including one set in Miéville’s signature fantasy world of New Crobuzon, are: “Jack” —Following 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. “Familiar” —Spurned by its creator, a sorceress’s familiar embarks on a strange and unsettling odyssey of self-discovery in a coming-of-age story like no other. “Reports of Certain Events in London” —In which a writer named China Miéville receives a package containing clues to a vast and ongoing—yet utterly secret—war . . . a war about to turn a most unexpected corner. “The Tain” —In this major story, winner of the Locus Award for Best Novella, a postapocalyptic London is overrun by vampires and monsters, alien yet weirdly familiar—and one man holds the future of humanity in his hands. Plus ten other tales—including “On the Way to the Front,” a graphic short story illustrated by Eisner Award–nominated Liam Sharp

A groundbreaking collection of stories, including four never-before-published tales, from the award-winning author of Perdido Street Station 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 Looking for Jake , including one set in Miéville’s signature fantasy world of New Crobuzon, are: “Jack” —Following 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. “Familiar” —Spurned by its creator, a sorceress’s familiar embarks on a strange and unsettling odyssey of self-discovery in a coming-of-age story like no other. “Reports of Certain Events in London” —In which a writer named China Miéville receives a package containing clues to a vast and ongoing—yet utterly secret—war . . . a war about to turn a most unexpected corner. “The Tain” —In this major story, winner of the Locus Award for Best Novella, a postapocalyptic London is overrun by vampires and monsters, alien yet weirdly familiar—and one man holds the future of humanity in his hands. Plus ten other tales—including “On the Way to the Front,” a graphic short story illustrated by Eisner Award–nominated Liam Sharp

Num futuro indeterminado, tudo o que diz respeito ao Natal foi transformado em marcas registradas: os festejos só podem ocorrer sob licença. Neste texto, o escritor britânico China Miéville visita um tópico dos contos dedicados a essa temporada – o roubo do espírito natalino – e o relê em chave política. Um conto de Natal foi traduzido por Fábio Fernandes, ilustrado por Odyr e publicado originalmente em português pelo caderno "Ilustríssima" do jornal Folha de S.Paulo, por mediação da Boitempo. Um dos nomes mais importantes da literatura New Weird, inovação formal que trabalha com híbrido de ficção científica, fantasia e horror, Miéville foi contemplado pelo Hugo Award (o prêmio mais importante dedicado aos livros de ficção científica), recebeu três vezes o Arthur C. Clarke Award e duas vezes o British Fantasy Award, dentre outros prêmios. Dele, a Boitempo publicou A cidade & a cidade (2014), Estação Perdido (2016) e Outubro: história da Revolução Russa (2017), além do artigo "Marxismo e fantasia", incluído no número 23 da revista Margem Esquerda e de artigo sobre Estação Perdido escrito por George Amaral e incluído no número 31 da revista.