Episode

China Miéville's "Perdido Street Station"

Podcast: Appendix N Book Club
Published: Apr 27, 2026
Duration seconds: 3854
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Summary

Our Patron Book Club joins us to discuss China Miéville's "Perdido Street Station", dreamlike states, the Wizard of Oz, being held at arms' length, shapeless books, dropping the true identity of a serial killer, customizing characters, coming out of deep freeze, DMs using PC ideas, the Godfather, illustrations of moments from the novel, baroque and florid language, and much more!