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I scored a ARC of The City and The City and finished it about a month ago. It's pretty awesome. Very different to his other books though. It's a lot smaller in scope, being a detective novel. As such, it follows the detective around, rather than jumping from character to character to character in a very epic way like his other books. (very general spoiler about the 'feel' of the book) He's still able to flesh out and develop a world better than almost any other author, that i can think of.
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Hedrigall posted:oh holy loving poo poo I am so jealous! Don't spoil anything, but, what's the fantasy aspect like? Is it weird and twisted like Bas-Lag, or more Gaiman-esque like King Rat and Un Lun Dun? There's very little fantasy at all. The book is set in a modern-day city, complete with the internet, references to the cold war, US governments and trade blocks, the war on terror (i think). It's a completely fantastic city whose premise is completely impossible, but one which is embedded in the 'real world'.
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Hedrigall posted:
Getting a major Pratchett vibe from this. Pratchett-esque humour coming from Mieville would be pretty much the best thing ever.
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TONS OF KRAKEN INFO