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There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
I didn't love Perdido St Station, but I liked it enough to add The City and The City to my TBR pile.
Perdido St Station is apparently the first novel that takes place in the same world that Scar takes place in. The third novel set there is Iron Council but apparently you don't have to read them in order. Which is good, because Scar is the one I found at the used bookstore.
Has anyone here read anything by China Mieville? I just started The Scar and I'm loving it!
I did love Perdido Street Station. I haven't read any Mieville since, but I've been wanting to.
Doesn't Mieville have a new-ish one that's octopus-related? (That's seriously all I know about it. I wanted to read it and promptly forgot the title, although I could google "Mieville + octopus." But that scares me.)
Oh. Squid, not octopus. Kraken: [link]
I have all the Mieville. The short stories, Looking for Jake, which I love. Perdido, the Scar, and Iron Council - I think the Scar started off as my favorite and Iron Council became my favorite. The City and The City is like Italo Calvino meets Milorad Pavic. Kraken - love, but he starts off very Charles Stross. And the latest one, Embassytown. Ahem. Bit of a fan, yes. He's far from a perfect writer, but I like his spicy brain. Especially when he's not pointing out how spicy his brain is.
The world of The Scar is mind-searingly fierce and crazy-beautiful.
The world of The Scar is mind-searingly fierce and crazy-beautiful.
Yes, that's a great description.
"Wolfen" and "The Hunger" were very fun reads. Guess Streiber wants to continue pretending he is a non-fiction writer and that "Communion" is fact - even though I think he admitted otherwise in interviews. (citation needed.)
The Hugo Awards were given. I am sad Mira Grant didn't win for Feed.
Me too. Connie Willis had two books! That's unfair!
Mary Robinette Kowal won for her short story, though, and Tara won for Chicks Dig Time Lords, so that was cool.
My top choice was the winner in 4 categories, so I am pleased.
Wow, I had no idea. Jude Deveraux scammed by a psychic.