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Originally Posted by treadlightly
I had never heard of that label, so thank you for the info! This year I am trying to sample the best of the different types of fantasy/speculative fiction, so it sounds like a good choice.
Nope, none of the above  But if world-building is a focus, I think I will enjoy it. I'm not much for horror though, if Lovecraft was a strong influence... |
Mieville is indeed an acquired taste - folks either love or hate him. His New Crobuzon novels are lavish, discursive, and quite weird - in a Lovecraft sense of mixing high horror with everyday life. These are Victorian triple-decker novels of adventure, social criticism, and romance - set on frontiers. His lexicon will expand your vocabulary or exasperate you. His style is quite Victorian - it reminds me most of Jules Verne - very descriptive of scene & character, long introspective passages, and very odd characters.
Give them a try!