The Last Days of New Paris

In The Last Days of New Paris, China Miéville blends historical events with imaginative fiction in a surreal narrative set against the backdrop of a war that never happened. As American engineer Jack Parsons becomes embroiled with a clandestine group in 1941 Marseille, he inadvertently unleashes the power of dreams that alters the course of history. By 1950, the story follows lone Surrealist fighter Thibaut navigating a hallucinogenic Paris caught in a perpetual struggle between Nazis and the Resistance, where the lines of reality blur amid living art and chaos. Together with American photographer Sam, he must confront sinister forces while uncovering secrets that test their loyalties and perceptions of the world.