Um... I can't decide if China is being overly clever with the name for the "car boats." I mean, even the main character can't pronounce it. Part of me thinks it's China poking fun at unpronounceable names in fantasy, given how much of this book is a big twist on the fantasy cliches of "Chosen One" stories, but still... #UnLunDun #ChinaMieville #fantasy #SayWhut???
BiblioNyan It probably is him poking fun. He tends to pick apart certain popular tropes that way in his books. 8y
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