It is a time of revolts and revolutions, conflict and intrigue. New Crobuzon is
being ripped apart from without and within. War with the shadowy city-state of T
esh and rioting on the streets at home are pushing the teeming metropolis to the
brink.
In the midst of this turmoil, a mysterious masked figure spurs strang
e rebellion, while treachery and violence incubate in unexpected places. In desp
eration, a small group of renegades escapes from the city and crosses strange an
d alien continents in the search for a lost hope, an undying legend. In the bloo
d and violence of New Crobuzon's most dangerous hour, there are whispers.
