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Discussion: China Mieville this is the first time i've heard of him, but reading the reviews of his works... perhaps he is probably that brilliant. >>By jesi China. I applaud him for his prose. It is horror coated with a voice like the smoothest caramel. Superb. Is there some way china would mentor another fellow with a pen, in order to relearn the ways of fiction? >>By jesi China. I applaud him for his prose. It is horror coated with a voice like the smoothest caramel. Superb. Is there some way china would mentor another fellow with a pen, in order to relearn the ways of fiction? this is the email if he would be willing to: libintador@eudoramail.com >>By jesi I read "Perdido Street station" and "The Scar". Both worth reading/buying. Has anyone read the newest? I have also yet to read "King Rat" by Mieville, though I did read that title by Clavell. Perdido reminded me a little of early Jack Vance, in the sense of this imaginary world having lots of juicy details that are pretty exotic vs. vanilla space opera. It is not so far out that it is difficult to grasp, though, which is usually fine with me. I look forward to seeing what life is like in some of the other neighborhoods mentioned on the delightful map in the front of the book. This is definitely not "hard SF", but few books truly meet what I think would be the definition of that, if there is one specifically. So it's Fantasy, but with a bit of "steampunk" thrown in. It veers away from many fantasies that simply ape Tolkien, though. The closest thing I could compare it with would be the world of Majipoor, but with a bit more noir to it. Plumester >>By plumester China has shaken my foundations! How can fantasy be that different, that fresh, but dark and gory at the same time? "The scar" is just great for it's neighborhoods of vampires and pirates, but the greatest thing is the "nigh sword" explaining probability in a very consequent way. I didn't like the end of the book too much but maybe this was the only way to end it. China really takes you to places you have never been before: half submerged cities with shrimp inhabitants, shores of broken machinery, heat, dust and blood sucking females. Its a stiff brew but always worth enjoying. The man who is happy with his tentacles which were inflinged as a punishment on him. The woman with the steam powered chassi, so many new ideas I could go on ranting about for days. Just read it yourself and tell me what you think! :-))) >>By Det
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