It is a time of revolts and revolutions, conflict and intrigue.
In the blood and violence of New Crobuzon\'s most dangerous hour, there are whispers.
It is the time of the Iron Council..
In desperation, a small group of renegades escapes from the city and crosses strange and alien continents in the search for a lost hope, an undying legend.
War with the shadowy city-state of Tesh and rioting on the streets at home are pushing the teeming metropolis to the brink.
In the midst of this turmoil, a mysterious masked figure spurs strange rebellion, while treachery and violence incubate in unexpected places.
New Crobuzon is being ripped apart from without and within.
It is a time of revolts and revolutions, conflict and intrigue
