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ravenus · 26th April 2007, 04:00 AM

Yeah, if you're squeamish about gore, Mieville's not for you. From what I've read of him (4 books so far, but not Iron Council), he doesn't make up words but has a frighteningly vast vocabulary (and apparently even uses a lot of them in actual conversation). I've found the character writing in his New Crobuzon books (Perdido Street Station and The Scar) quite exceptional, not derived from the usual RPG/Tolkien crock, and a huge part of the reason I consider him a great author.

26th April 2007, 04:00 AM	#37 (permalink)
ravenus Heretic Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: India Posts: 1,331	Re: Iron Council by China Mieville Yeah, if you're squeamish about gore, Mieville's not for you. From what I've read of him (4 books so far, but not Iron Council), he doesn't make up words but has a frighteningly vast vocabulary (and apparently even uses a lot of them in actual conversation). I've found the character writing in his New Crobuzon books (Perdido Street Station and The Scar) quite exceptional, not derived from the usual RPG/Tolkien crock, and a huge part of the reason I consider him a great author.