The Scar (novel)

The Scar
First edition hardcover
AuthorChina Miéville
Cover artistEdward Miller
LanguageEnglish
SeriesBas-Lag novels
GenreWeird fantasy, New Weird
PublisherMacmillan Publishers
Publication date
June 2002
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages717
AwardLocus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (2003)
ISBN0-333-78174-0
OCLC49692277
823/.914 21
LC ClassPR6063.I265 S28 2002
Preceded byPerdido Street Station 
Followed byIron Council 

The Scar is a weird fantasy novel by British writer China Miéville, the second set in his Bas-Lag universe. The Scar won the 2003 British Fantasy Award and was shortlisted for the 2003 Arthur C. Clarke Award. The Scar was additionally nominated for the Philip K. Dick Award in 2002 and the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 2003. It is set directly after the events described in Perdido Street Station.