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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:novel
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:China_Miéville
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:theatre
gptkb:graphic_novel
gptkb:book
film rights sold
audiobook narrated by John Lee
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:China_Miéville
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:British_Fantasy_Award
gptkb:Arthur_C._Clarke_Award
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gptkbp:character
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gptkb:The_Garuda
gptkb:The_Slake_Moths
Mr. Motley
The Construct
The Weaver
Yagharek
The Remade
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gptkbp:character_development
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Isaac's journey
Lin's transformation
Yagharek's quest
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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positive
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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cult following
inspired films
inspired art
inspired video games
academic analysis
inspired other works
inspired music
influenced modern fantasy
influenced authors
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:Magic:_The_Gathering_set
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Perdido Street Station
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:musical
gptkb:video_game
gptkb:artwork
tabletop RP Gs
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:H._P._Lovecraft
gptkb:M._John_Harrison
gptkb:J._G._Ballard
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:Jules_Verne
gptkb:H._P._Lovecraft
gptkb:Mervyn_Peake
gptkb:novel
steampunk
weird fiction
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gptkbp:inspiration
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gptkb:Jules_Verne
gptkb:H._P._Lovecraft
gptkb:Mervyn_Peake
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gptkbp:is_evaluated_by
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widely praised
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gptkbp:isbn
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978-0-312-20445-9
978-0-312-28180-1
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:main_character
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gptkb:Lin
gptkb:Isaac_Dan_der_Grimnebulin
The Weaver
Yagharek
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gptkbp:motif
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gptkb:Transformation
gptkb:Artificial_Intelligence
the unknown
the grotesque
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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first-person
third-person
multiple perspectives
non-linear
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gptkbp:notable_character
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gptkb:The_Slake_Moths
The Weaver
The Remade
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gptkbp:page_count
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400
576
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gptkbp:plot
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Isaac's research
The conflict with the Slake Moths
The crisis in New Crobuzon
The exploration of Bas-Lag
The resolution of the main conflict
The themes of art and science
Isaac's quest to save Lin
conflict with the authorities
exploration of Bas-Lag
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gptkbp:published_by
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gptkb:2000
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gptkbp:publisher
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gptkb:Macmillan
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gptkbp:related_works
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gptkb:Iron_Council
gptkb:Embassytown
gptkb:The_Scar
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gptkbp:sequel
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gptkb:The_Scar
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gptkbp:series
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Bas-Lag
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:New_Crobuzon
Bas-Lag
a city with a rich history
a city of strange creatures
a city with a complex social structure
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gptkbp:style
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lyrical
imaginative
richly detailed
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gptkbp:symbolism
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gptkb:Transformation
gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:technology
urban decay
otherness
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gptkbp:themes
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gptkb:TV_series
gptkb:historical_event
gptkb:political_movement
gptkb:science
gptkb:technology
gptkb:artwork
alienation
creativity
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