Me and couple of friends went and saw China Mieville at the Booksmith on Haight St. in SF. I was kind of expecting a pretentious attitude out of the guy but he ended up being really inciteful. He is a rock solid fiction writer and seems to have good ground in the real world. Strong political views but not so heavy handed that he pulls you out of the reading. That's probably why his books, though they are fantasy novels, are way more accessible than Tolkein and Robert Jordan fantasy type stuff. Elves and unicorns have their place but it's nice to see someone write something with a more modern point of view. If you haven't read his books, and you read fantasy, Get to work. Put down that Roberteddingsaspirinanthonypiercezahn piece of filth check him out.
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