I think science fiction is very bad at prediction. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes bad fiction prediction
Every book I write, the first thing I have to do is get into the voice, and the voice varies from book to book - that's part of what's interesting to me. China Mieville bookinterestpart Change image and share on social
In the field of fantastic fiction, the question of world-building is not uncontroversial. But I grew up with 'Dungeons and Dragons,' so that whole world-building thing is very close to my heart. China Mieville buildclosedragon Change image and share on social
In every book I write, I try to name-check the most prominent influences, or the most prominent conscious influences. China Mieville bookcheckconscious Change image and share on social
I'm a big action junkie. I grew up on the '80s action movies - the bad ones and the good ones. Jonathan Tropper 80sactionbad Change image and share on social
I do read a lot, and I think in recent years the ratio between the amount of non-fiction and fiction has tipped quite considerably. I did read fiction as a teenager as well, mostly because I was forced to read fiction, of course, to go through high school. Daniel Tammet amountconsiderablyfiction share on social
Let me state what the official IPCC prediction is: Sea levels could go up as much as three-quarters of a meter in this century, but there is a reasonable probability it could be much higher than that. Steven Chu centuryhighipcc Change image and share on social