Railsea Audiobook (Free)

Savage giant moles, rail pirates, and explorers abound in China Miéville’s thrilling youthful adult book, Railsea.

On board the moletrain Medes, Sham Yes ap Soorap watches in awe as he witnesses his first moldywarpe hunt. The large mole bursting from the planet earth, the harpoonists targeting their victim, the battle leading to one’s death and the other’s glory – are incredible. But no matter how spectacular it really is, travelling the countless rails of the railsea, Sham senses that there’s more alive. Even if his captain can think only of her obsessive search for one savage mole.

When they find a wrecked teach, it’s a welcome distraction. However the impossible salvage Sham finds there prospects to trouble. Quickly he’s hunted on all edges: by pirates, trainsfolk, monsters & salvage-scrabblers. And it could not be simply Sham’s lifestyle that’s about to change. It could be the whole of the railsea.

And it could not be simply Sham’s existence that’s about to change. Maybe it’s the entire railsea.