The Rouse

China Mieville

Maur’s life has been shaped by an unbearable loss.

But in the aftermath of what is an apparently ordinary tragedy, deeper, stranger questions arise . . .

Their answers may lie within the dark heart and darker history of an old soldier who shares Maur’s obsessions – and is violently pursued by the same unknown, unquiet forces. So begins The Rouse, a masterpiece unlike any other: at once a sprawling saga of the bloody twentieth century, and the intimate story of two lives, their loves, regrets and secrets – and a terrifying journey into infinite mystery.