num_pages: 432
description: What is Un Lun Dun?  It is London through the looking glass, an urban Wonderland of strange delights where all the lost and broken things of London end up . . . and some of its lost and broken people, too–including Brokkenbroll, boss of the broken umbrellas; Obaday Fing, a tailor whose head is an enormous pin-cushion, and an empty milk carton called Curdle. Un Lun Dun is a place where words are alive, a jungle lurks behind the door of an ordinary house, carnivorous giraffes stalk the streets, and a dark cloud dreams of burning the world. It is a city awaiting its hero, whose coming was prophesied long ago, set down for all time in the pages of a talking book.  When twelve-year-old Zanna and her friend Deeba find a secret entrance leading out of London and into this strange city, it seems that the ancient prophecy is coming true at last. But then things begin to go shockingly wrong.
language: English
title: Un Lun Dun
titlecomplete: Un Lun Dun
characters: Hemi, Zanna Moon, Skool, Joe Jones, Obaday Fing, Brokkenbroll, Deeba Resham
genres: Middle Grade, Childrens, Science Fiction, Steampunk, Young Adult, Science Fiction Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Adventure, Fiction
ratings_count: 18809
places: London, England
awards: awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Locus Award
category: Best Young Adult Novel, awardedAt: 1262332800000
name: Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire
category: Roman jeunesse étranger, awardedAt: 1262332800000
name: Prix Elbakin.net
category: Meilleur roman fantasy traduit Jeunesse, awardedAt: 1293868800000
name: Seiun Award 星雲賞
category: Best Translated Long Form
publisher: Del Rey