'Kraken' is set in London and has a lot of London riffs, but I think it's more like slightly dreamlike, slightly abstract London. It's London as a kind of fantasy kingdom. China Mieville abstractdreamlikefantasy 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
Personally I don't like it when writers become excessively proscriptive about the way that people read their books. China Mieville bookexcessivelypeople Change image and share on social
I'll tell you, I've never particularly been a 'Trek' person. I feel about 'Trek' the way one feels about known, vaguely liked, but rather distant members of one's family. China Mieville distantfamilyfeel Change image and share on social
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 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
'Kraken' is a very undisciplined book. That's a gamble. If it doesn't come off, it's disastrous. But there are pleasures, I think, to a meandering lack of discipline that you can't get the other way, and vice versa. China Mieville bookdisastrousdiscipline share on social
But I do think it's important to remember that writers do not have a monopoly of wisdom on their books. They can be wrong about their own books, they can often learn about their own books. China Mieville bookimportantlearn Change image and share on social
