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The City & the City

China Miéville

First published 2009
Publisher Del Rey / Ballantine
Format Hardcover
Type Novel
ISBN 9780345497512
Cover art FWIS
Pages 312

Notes

  • Title on the cover of the dustjacket and the title page, in capital letters, is "THE CITY" over "&" over "YTIC EHT" (in reverse letters). The copyright page gives the title as The City & The City and the running title header on odd numbered pages is THE CITY & THE CITY (all capitals.)
  • "First Edition" stated on the copyright page with a complete number line: "9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1".
  • No stated publication date. Date given here taken from Amazon.com.
  • stated "Copyright (c) 2009 by China Miéville"
  • Publisher stated as "[Del Rey logo] (over) Ballantine Books" on the title page; as "Published in the United States by Del Rey, an imprint of The Random House Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc." on the copyright page; as "Ballantine Books (over) [Del Rey logo] on the spine of the dustjacket.
  • "Jacket design and illustration: FWIS" stated on the back inside flap of the dustjacket.
  • ISBN-13 only stated on the copyright page and on the back of the dustjacket.
  • Price stated at the top of the front inside flap of the dustjacket: "U.S.A. $26.00 (over) Canada $30.00"
  • OCLC confirms year of publication as 2009, no month stated. (-DES)

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Awards

Year Award Category Status
2009 British Science Fiction Award Best Novel Winner
2009 Goodreads Choice Awards Fantasy Nominee/Finalist
2010 Arthur C. Clarke Award Best Science Fiction Novel Winner
2010 Hugo Award Best Novel Winner
2010 John W. Campbell Memorial Award Best Science Fiction Novel Nominee/Finalist
2010 Locus Poll Award Best Fantasy Novel Winner
2010 National Fantasy Fan Federation Speculative Fiction Awards Best Fantasy Author Winner
2010 Nebula Award Novel Nominee/Finalist
2010 The Kitschies Red Tentacle (Best Novel) Winner
2010 World Fantasy Award Best Novel Winner
2012 Locus Online 21st Century Fantasy Novel Nominee/Finalist
2012 Locus Online 21st Century Science Fiction Novel Nominee/Finalist

Other Editions

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
The City & The City Cover 2009 Macmillan UK Trade Paperback Novel Christopher Papasadero 312
The City & the City Cover 2009 Macmillan UK Hardcover Novel Christopher Papasadero 312
The City & The City Cover 2009 Del Rey / Ballantine eBook Novel
The City & The City Cover 2009 Del Rey / Ballantine Hardcover Novel FWIS 312
The City & The City Cover 2009 Del Rey / Ballantine / SFBC Hardcover Novel 26-7099 FWIS 336
The City & the City Cover 2009 Subterranean Press Hardcover Novel Vincent Chong 325
The City & The City Cover 2010 Pan Books Trade Paperback Novel Anne Laure Jacquart & Arcangel Images 373
The City & The City Cover 2010 Tor UK eBook Novel
The City & The City Cover 2010 Del Rey / Ballantine Trade Paperback Novel David Stevenson 336
The City & The City Cover 2011 Pan Books Trade Paperback Novel Crush 373
The City & The City Cover 2018 Picador Trade Paperback Novel 373
The City & The City Cover 2018 Picador Trade Paperback Novel 400