Kraken
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Kraken is a dark urban fantasy novel by China Miéville that centers on a mysteriously vanished giant squid and the occult underworld of London.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dark urban fantasy novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | China Miéville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardNomination | Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralPlotElement |
apocalyptic cults
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magical underground factions ⓘ mysteriously vanished giant squid ⓘ |
| containsElement |
London crime underworld
NERFINISHED
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magic ⓘ magical unions and guilds ⓘ occult practices ⓘ talking tattoos ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive reviews ⓘ |
| followedBy | Embassytown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
dark fantasy
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urban fantasy ⓘ weird fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Collingswood
NERFINISHED
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Dane Parnell NERFINISHED ⓘ Goss NERFINISHED ⓘ Subby NERFINISHED ⓘ The Tattoo ⓘ Wati NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-230-71299-1 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Billy Harrow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketedAs | standalone novel ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of crime, fantasy, and satire
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inventive magical London setting ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 500 ⓘ |
| partOf | China Miéville bibliography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | The City & the City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | museum curator ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2010 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Del Rey Books
NERFINISHED
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Macmillan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
London, England
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surface form:
London
occult underworld of London ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
apocalypse
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belief and faith ⓘ bureaucracy and power ⓘ religion and cults ⓘ urban mythology ⓘ |
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