#169 in Science fiction
The Scar
- 636
- Pages
- about 12 h
- Reading time
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel
- August Derleth Award
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About the book
The Scar is a weird fantasy novel by British writer China Miéville, the second set in his Bas-Lag universe. The Scar won the 2003 British Fantasy Award and was shortlisted for the 2003 Arthur C. Clarke Award. The Scar was additionally nominated for the Philip K. Dick Award in 2002 and the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 2003. It is set directly after the events described in Perdido Street Station.
Reading order · Bas-Lag
Full order & progress →- Perdido Street StationStart here
8.08.0 / 10 - The ScarThis book
8.18.1 / 10 - Iron Council
7.67.6 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.1 across 257 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 63% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Science fiction average of 7.8. That is how 8.1 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.6 | 15 | 6% |
| Google Books | 7.0 | 11 | 4% |
| Hardcover | 8.2 | 231 | 90% |
Reader voices
The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).
“I enjoyed the overall plot of this book. Pirate adventures at sea. Crazy remade people merged with animals and other forms of life and legends of myaterious power. The characters and story flow kept this at 3 stars for me but TBH the ending was…”
“A marriage between The Golden Compass and H P Lovecraft, peppered with words that you need a dictionary to understand. I found myself, strangely, captivated by the book, a book with so many characters, absurd races, sub-plots and twists and turns.”
Frequently asked
How long is The Scar?
It has 636 pages — longer than 64% of the ranked books in Science fiction.
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