About the book: 2008 / Like the sound of a bell - Non Lon Don, a city that simply cannot exist. And yet it exists, just as Narnia, Through the Looking Glass, Neverland and Wonderland exist. The roads leading to this city are no less quaint than its name. Just as little Alice, chasing the White Rabbit, ended up in Wonderland, so in Miéville’s novel, two teenage London girls, in pursuit of a living umbrella, find themselves in an incredible city inhabited by incredible inhabitants. And the fact that they found themselves here is not at all a whim of chance. It is one of the friends who is called upon to save Non Lon Don from the ominous monster Smaug, who intends to seize power in the city and destroy all its inhabitants. A game novel, a mystery novel, an adventure novel, a novel written lightly and elegantly will find fans of readers of all ages.