tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411517893000706576.post6634949619410266837..comments2023-07-08T08:33:50.710+01:00Comments on Speculative Horizons: Artwork and new blurb for Mieville's 'Kraken'Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07763695390241432518noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411517893000706576.post-10291351835526487002009-12-24T05:02:13.563+00:002009-12-24T05:02:13.563+00:00I've only read the sample introduction of The ...I've only read the sample introduction of The City & The City on Amazon, and I liked it. Kafka-esque while retaining a voice of his own. It may be in the end a pretty basic crime novel, but that was the intention, wasn't it? Well, I can't say for sure, obviously, but maybe it's just a matter of taste.Matthiasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411517893000706576.post-28938594147904613642009-12-21T19:25:29.758+00:002009-12-21T19:25:29.758+00:00I saw the cover the other day and you beat me to p...I saw the cover the other day and you beat me to posting it. It's amazingly well done. And I'm very excited by the blurb. <br /><br />I'm liking the new paperback cover to The City & The City too though haven't tried the contents yet.gav (NextRead.co.uk)http://www.nextread.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411517893000706576.post-63820624498001292512009-12-21T18:47:26.585+00:002009-12-21T18:47:26.585+00:00I like this cover quite a bit, and it doesn't ...I like this cover quite a bit, and it doesn't hurt that this sounds like a very intriguing premise. I'm perpetually interested by the synopses to Mieville's novels, although I'm still yet to read one of them. I recently bought Perdido St Station, though, so maybe now is the time to get into him, as a new release approaches.Dr. Elitisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09316243465768141882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411517893000706576.post-59956472112193707612009-12-21T18:46:58.525+00:002009-12-21T18:46:58.525+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Dr. Elitisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09316243465768141882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411517893000706576.post-19152662356181192592009-12-21T10:57:35.097+00:002009-12-21T10:57:35.097+00:00I have to say I think the UK cover really is super...I have to say I think the UK cover really is superb.Mark Newtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04829431641572291176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411517893000706576.post-2455775781141223792009-12-20T19:10:57.353+00:002009-12-20T19:10:57.353+00:00It sounds interesting, but I will have to pick it ...It sounds interesting, but I will have to pick it up from the library. I couldn't make it more than a few chapters into The City & the City before it gave me a headache (something about the phrasing, and I am serious about this, tried a few times to get into it with the same result each time). Hopefully it will only be that book giving me issues. Terrible US cover though...James (Dazed Rambling)http://dazedrambling.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411517893000706576.post-28157835530174439762009-12-20T14:35:21.872+00:002009-12-20T14:35:21.872+00:00China Mieville writes HP Lovecraft, god i hope so....China Mieville writes HP Lovecraft, god i hope so. So far i have loved everything Mieville has written, Bas-lag or not, i mean who else could get away with killer umbrellas, or write about recieving a manuscript and being chased by a secret cult (early HPL reference maybe). As for Lovecraft well..pure class, even if he was an American. I've just discovered Feedbooks, the free e-book site and all of Lovecrafts work is there free in epub format.Commsnakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705202321259904625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411517893000706576.post-11882257161049772542009-12-20T08:17:13.639+00:002009-12-20T08:17:13.639+00:00It's not a Bas-Lag novel, but isn't it par...It's not a Bas-Lag novel, but isn't it part of the Cthulhu Mythos? <br /><br />I'm looking forward to reading it *because* it isn't set in Mieville's usual world, I'm interested to see how he writes other things as well. (I suppose Un Lun Dun counts, but it *does* reference the Bas-Lag world...;-)<br /><br />Also, the UK cover is WAY better than the US. *grins*Neverwherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02569769521417601568noreply@blogger.com