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PostPosted: Fri Aug 13, 2010 3:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Sounds like they put someone in charge who really knows what they're talking about, Stone.
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 13, 2010 8:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yeah it's looking good! I can't believe that everything I want to see is when I'm not at work, as well!

Went to get all my tickets today but they don't go on sale til Monday.

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PostPosted: Wed May 18, 2011 5:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Mieville's new book, Embassytown, is now available. Sci-fi.

There's a review here
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PostPosted: Wed May 18, 2011 6:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yeah, I saw that it was out and it my first thought was, "crap! I haven't even read Kraken yet!"

I'm interested to see his take on sci-fi (and I understand it's a lot about language, too).

Edit: Holy hell, that's Ursula K LeGuin heaping praise on China Miéville!
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PostPosted: Wed May 18, 2011 6:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Yeah, I saw that it was out and it my first thought was, "crap! I haven't even read Kraken yet!"

I'm interested to see his take on sci-fi (and I understand it's a lot about language, too).

Edit: Holy hell, that's Ursula K LeGuin heaping praise on China Miéville!


that doesn't surprise me at all. the woman loves language. and he has his poetic moments, even in perdido street station (which i'm still having a hard time slogging through) and yeah i would be interested in reading his straight sci fi too. i'm determined to like him. heh. too many authors i like like him.
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PostPosted: Wed May 18, 2011 8:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
A visit to the bookstore is in order!
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PostPosted: Wed May 18, 2011 8:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I nearly bought "Embassywood" for the Reader last night. Will definitely pick it up before E-fest. (I haven't read "Kraken" yet either. Maybe I should get both...)
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PostPosted: Fri May 20, 2011 1:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hopefully this available to everyone, not just UKers....a video of CM talking about the sci-fi exhibition in the British Library in London-

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13462771

And here's him talking about Embassytown, open to everyone!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDm_5iMGSN0
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new book out today, apparently, Railsea or something like that
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I've heard it very heavily riffs off of Moby Dick.

I've not read Kraken or Embassytown yet, so I'll not be reading it for quite a while.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 7:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
No one mentioned The City and the City, the only Mieville I've managed to find and read so far. It was brilliant, and does not seem to suffer any of the flaws castigated above.
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