selkirk from above

selkirk from above

I've just finished reading Perdido Street Station by China Mieville, which I highly recommend. In this sweeping story the plot twists have twists and the variety of races and characters breaks the mold of typical fantasy stories. Mieville's style is certainly unique: his writing is colourful, grimy, descriptive and expansive — almost as though he were painting with words. Two other writers I like who have distinctive styles are William Gibson and William S Burroughs. Mieville might just be writing at the intersection of The Sprawl and Interzone.

posted Oct 9, 2008 by daniel categories: aerialvictoria
aperture: 6.3ƒ shutter: 1/200  focal: 50mm iso: 100
 date: Aug 15, 2008 flash: no