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Review: Iron Council

Thursday, September 23, 2004

I finished Iron Council by China Mi�ville last week.
It was good, but not quite as good as his last two.
This one dealt with an attempt to run a transcontinental railroad across Bas Lag, home of New Crobuzon. Something goes wrong and the people building the railroad rebel and become their own, moving, city. [...]

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Review: The Scar

Tuesday, October 21, 2003

I just finished reading The Scar by China Mieville this weekend.
It was quite as satisfying as his last book, Perdido Street Station. Quite different in character, though. In fact, The Scar, despite its name, was a bit more upbeat than Perdido Street Station. One odd thing, though… The cover mentioned a [...]

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Review of Perdido Street Station

Saturday, March 15, 2003

I finished Perdido Street Station this week.
My earlier appraisal of it’s literary merit has been born out. This is possibly the most interesting fantasy book I’ve read in the past five years. I guess that’s why it’s won awards, eh?
Now, I’m going to talk plot, so if you’d like to avoid any spoilers, [...]

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Perdido Street Station

Tuesday, March 4, 2003

Interesting fiction.
I’m currently reading Perdido Street Station by China Mieville. So far, it’s living up to the fabulous reviews. The novel is set in a very different setting, especially for fantasy. I don’t think I’ve ever read a good fantasy novel set in an industrial city setting before. And, I [...]

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