04-12-2013, 10:57 AM
(04-06-2013, 12:53 PM)Kitsune Wrote: Windup Girl is on my to-read list, let me know how your impressions are. What I didn't like about Perdido was the concept of the nightmare moths. I tend to like harder science whenever that is used, or at least something more true to the alchemy of the universe he was working with, but I liked how his vision read to me like a painter's on LSD. :P
You might like John C. Wright, though his is more of a retelling of old Golden Age of Sci Fi stuff with some new ideas drawn from contemporary cyberpunk, like the media, transhumanism etc. I ultimately liked how everything came together - prose, grand ideas and plot.
Yeah for me Mieville's use of language and description is where he excels...and he clearly dabbled in some mind altering substances at some point ! :p I just finished the Windup Girl; easily the best book I've read in the past year, and that included Perdido st. :). It's definitely speculative sci fi and pretty darn believable...great plot and characters...couldn't put it down at the end. I'm even considering illustrating an alternate book cover for it because I was inspired. definitely recommend the read
I'm starting on the Speed of Dark by Elizabeth Moon, and so far it's pretty good too. I love reading through the award winners....seriously never a wasted read. I'll check out Wright next, never read his stuff.