We’ve made in on various fora, but I figured that I should repeat it here:
Adamant Entertainment has reached an agreement with award-winning author China Miéville to license his fantasy setting of Bas-lag, which featured in the novels Perdido Street Station, The Scar and Iron Council. Adamant Entertainment will publish a roleplaying game that will allow fans of the series to have their own adventures in the city of New Crobuzon. Subsequent game books will continue to explore the setting and characters of the world of Bas-lag.
“The city of New Crobuzon is an incredibly rich setting,” said Adamant Entertainment owner Gareth-Michael Skarka. “We’re extremely proud to be producing a game that gives it the level of detail and attention that it deserves.”
“I grew up on RPGs,” said China Miéville, “And the idea of a Bas-Lag game is incredibly exciting and humbling. That people might want to play in the world of my books is a tremendous honour.”
The game will also feature a special treat for Miéville’s fans — the original map of the city of New Crobuzon, drawn by the author, as well as his own illustrations of some of the creatures found in the world of Bas-lag.
Interested fans can discuss the project at the Adamant Entertainment forums — found on the company’s website at adamantentertainment.com.
About China Mieville
China Miéville lives and works in London. His first novel, King Rat, was published in 1998, Perdido Street Station (winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award and the British Fantasy Award) followed in 2000, The Scar (winner of the British Fantasy Award) in 2002, Iron Council in 2004 (winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award), Looking for Jake and Other Stories in 2006, and Un Lun Dun in 2007. His work has been nominated for Hugo, Nebula and World Fantasy Awards.
About Adamant Entertainment
Adamant Entertainment is one of the recognized leaders in electronic publishing in the adventure games industry, and has recently begun to expand its print operations. Their game lines, including THRILLING TALES and THE IMPERIAL AGE, are the top sellers in their respective categories, and the company was recently featured in an Associated Press article on the growth of the electronic publishing sector, appearing in news publications world-wide.
Adamant Entertainment Media Contact
Gareth-Michael Skarka
gms [at] adamantentertainment [dot] com
Congrats Gareth!
joe b.
You know my thoughts on this one – I can’t wait to see it :)
Well done and so many congratulations you wouldn’t believe :D
Yay, that’s awesome!
Hey, I might be the ‘anti-gamer’ but I still adore SciFi and Fantasy and even more seeing a friend succeed at making a wonderful business deal!
That’s pretty awesome! Congratulations!
Awesome. Congratulations, man.
Nice one. :)
Great news. Congrats!
Congratulations to you Gareth!
Well Done.
& here I thought…
you were going to be the next ruler of Cuba…
Congrats!
One of the few literary licenses worth going for. Make it awesome. :)
Congrats on this!
Super cool Gareth. You’ll do a kickass job on this one. Couldn’t be in better hands.
That’s fantastic news: Congratulations!
I think you’re going to enjoy working with Mr. Mieville. He understands the requirements of RPG readers.
woot! Congrats, mang!
CU
Congrats Gareth!
That’s very, very cool, amigo. Congrats!
Excellent, dude! Congrats on the license. Looking forward to the products!
That’s fantastic! Congratulations!
[I expect I shall have to work on my own Bunnies & Burrows/Cthulhu crossover].
Is it going to be a d20 product, and if so, will it be 4E compatible?
Keen!
Thanks!
Thank you! (and now I begin to sympathize with your situation immediate following the WHO announcment — so many emails!)
Thank you!
It is pretty damned nifty. Thank you!
That’s completely awesome. :)
Woot, etc. :)
Cheers. :)
Gee….I wonder where I’m gonna find artists…..
Thank you!
Thanks.
Re: & here I thought…
Nah, that’s tomorrow’s announcement. It’s all about controlling the news cycle…..
Yessir.
Thank you.
Aw, gawrsh…. Thank you!
I remember you talking about reading a galley copy of Perdido Street Station back in 2000, in your GDSbS series, I think.
I fully expect this to be compatible with UnderWorld v2.0. ;)
Thanks!
Yeah, I’ve known China for about 10 years now — we’ve talked about doing this ever since he sent me the galleys for PSS.
I love the books, so this is something I am really interested in seeing.
Thanks, Chad.
Thank you.
Yeah, it doesn’t suck. :)
Thanks, Daniel.
Ohhhh, yes please. :)
I expect I shall have to work on my own Bunnies & Burrows/Cthulhu crossover.
Such is the burden of genius, my friend. :)
(Seems a perfect match, though — I mean, dude, tell me that “El-ahrairah, Prince with A Thousand Enemies” and “The Black Rabbit of Inlé” don’t sound Lovecraftian…..)
No — per the request of China, it will be an original system, designed specifically for the setting (no square-peg rules and round-hole world). The current plan is to include a 4E conversion appendix, but that depends on whether or not the GSL allows such a thing (and since we haven’t seen the license yet….), and whether or not the rules work in that context.
Yeah, I’m pretty giddy.
Innit, tho? :)
Fantastic! I loved Iron Council, and I can’t wait to see what you do with the world. :)
Terrific news, Gareth! Congratulations! :)
I adore China Mieville’s stuff, and have always wanted to see a game based on that world. Boy, do you guys have a lot to live up to on this one! :)
Is the plan to have game as a d20 game, or will you folks be using a different game set of mechanics for this one?
Again, congrats! :)
Congratulations, Gareth! Naturally, there’s already negative pissing about on it, at least according to one of my guys who bothers with RPG.Net, but screw ’em. This is a plum property, a fantastic world in multiple senses of the word, and I am in awe of you landing it.
So, in case I wasn’t clear – congrats!