In the squalid, gothic city of New Crobuzon, a mysterious half-human, half-bird stranger comes to …
Review of 'Perdido Street Station (New Crobuzon, #1)' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
In this steampunk fantasy, the main character is the setting.
Our presumptive hero, a polymath scientist, is a secondary character, as the main focus is on the city-state, New Crobuzon. The majority of the book is spent describing the city, its geography, its politics, its populace, its climate, its pollution, etc.
This is a long book, with a lot of description. The author does manage to fit an actual plot in there, and the plot is entertaining. But be ready for a lot of long descriptions as well.