{"product_id":"9781509847396","title":"The Rouse","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Mieville, China\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 17 September 2026 by PAN MACMILLAN (Picador) in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 1264 pages\u003cbr\u003e163 x 243 x 62 | 1342g\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShortlisted for the Goldsmiths Prize 2026 'Miéville’s command of his prose is phenomenal . . . This is a world that you can truly swim in, and few authors can achieve that' – The Times‘Affecting, intelligent and, in more than one place, very, very frightening. This is a novel destined for a rich afterlife' – The Guardian'An extraordinary tour de force' – Adrian Tchaikovsky'I felt it in my bones, the undeniable power of a jagged masterpiece' – The New York Times'A landmark work . . . the genius that is China Miéville' – Daily MailMaur’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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo begins The Rouse, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for China Miéville, The Rouse:'Completely without parallel' Michael Moorcock'A magisterial wonder' Paul Tremblay'Every page feels alive' Xiaolu Guo\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mieville, China","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54261390147768,"sku":"9781509847396","price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9781509847396.jpg?v=1791380922","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9781509847396","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}