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Originally Posted by Eruanna
I've recently discovered China Mieville. His books are 'fantasy but not as we know it,' so to speak. Definitely weird and thought provoking. His 'The City and The City' made my brain hurt but was a terrific read for all that!
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I recently reread
Perdido Street Station which, though intriguing, isn't one of his best works (at least in my opinion - I mean, it's well written but it just can't hold my attention for very long), and
Iron Council, one of my favourite books ever. It's a steampunk western with socialism, imperialism, terrorism, gay rights, and golems.
Before that, I acquainted myself with
Embassytown which is his most recent novel, and I really liked it. While Miéville's Bas-Lag novels have steampunk as a common element,
Embassytown is good ol' science fiction.
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Originally Posted by Bom Tombadillo
I've read the first book in the "A Song of Ice and Fire" series by George R. R. Martin, but not been terribly impressed.
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I wasn't terribly impressed by the first book, either - as a matter of fact, I didn't read
A Clash of Kings until a year later, and it was only then I understood why people whose literary judgement I normally trust had been praising the series.
I've also reread Jeff VanderMeer's short story collection
The Secret Life, and it was a disappointment given that he was one of my favourite writers as a teenager. Now his (sometimes experimental) style didn't sit well with me at all, and I found most of the stories boring and pointless. I still like his
Veniss Underground novel, though.