{"product_id":"the-rouse-9781509847396","title":"The Rouse","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Completely without parallel' – Michael Moorcock, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Dancers at the End of Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A magisterial wonder' –\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ePaul Tremblay, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Cabin at the End of the World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An extraordinary tour de force' – Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of \u003ci\u003eChildren of Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Every page feels alive' – Xiaolu Guo, author of \u003ci\u003eCall Me Ishmaelle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling, award-winning master of uncanny fiction comes a defining work, twenty years in the making – a deeply moving, decade- and continent-spanning epic of grief, global tumult, and grim conspiracy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaur’s life has been shaped by an unbearable loss. But in the aftermath of what is an apparently ordinary tragedy, deeper, stranger questions arise . . . Their answers may lie within the dark heart and darker history of an old soldier who shares Maur’s obsessions – and is violently pursued by the same unknown, unquiet forces.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo begins \u003ci\u003eThe Rouse\u003c\/i\u003e, a masterpiece unlike any other: at once a sprawling saga of the bloody twentieth century, and the intimate story of two lives, their loves, regrets and secrets – and a terrifying journey into infinite mystery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for China Miéville, author of \u003ci\u003eThe City \u0026amp; The City\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘You can’t talk about Miéville without using the word “brilliant”’ – Ursula K. Le Guin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘One of the most interesting and freakishly gifted writers of his generation’ – \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘As intelligent as he is original’ – \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘The names of Kafka and Orwell tend to be invoked too easily for anything a bit out of the ordinary, but in this case they are worthy comparisons’ – \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 17 September 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePage count:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1264\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Height 244 mm; Width 166 mm; Thickness 59 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pan Macmillan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781509847396\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"China Miéville","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":50420173603066,"sku":"9781509847396","price":24.78,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/files\/9781509847396.jpg?v=1789424828","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/the-rouse-9781509847396","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}