Un Lun Dun - Outside of a Dog

Paperback, 528 pages

Published June 5, 2008 by Del Rey Ballantine.

ISBN:: 9780330450393

(2 reviews)

Un Lun Dun is a young adult fantasy novel by China Miéville, released in 2007. The title is derived from 'UnLondon,' the name of the alternate realm where the book is set. It also contains illustrations by Miéville. It was first released in January 2007. The novel also won the 2008 Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book.

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David Bremner reviewed Un Lun Dun by China Miéville

In the spirit of Alice in Wonderland, but cooler.

4 stars

For some reason I held off reading this for years, because it seemed too close to Gaiman's Neverwhere. But it really isn't, it's well worth reading if you like urban fantasy or books with spunky child protagonists. I particularly liked the way it turned certain fantasy tropes on their head. I can't quite decide the target age group, but it feels definitely less horror tinged than Neverwhere..

Aneel reviewed Un Lun Dun by China Miéville

Review of 'Un Lun Dun' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

Starts out in the traditional way, with the chosen child getting strange hints that something weird is going on and then being transported to a strange world. Then it gets much better.