Well I don't feel sectarian against sparseness, although I sometimes get a little chippy about this. I resent the way that a certain notion of parsimony has become the norm for skilful literary writing. China Mieville chippyfeelliterary share on social
I love it when people want to interpret my books. China Mieville bookinterpretlove Change image and share on social
I'm a science fiction and fantasy geek. China Mieville fantasyfictiongeek Change image and share on social
Geeks run the world. Condoleezza Rice is a geek, Bill Gates is clearly a geek, many of the big filmmakers and writers are geeks, lots of military people are geeks. Anyone who has heard Donald Rumsfeld talk about military hardware knows they are in the presence of a geek. China Mieville bigbillcondoleezza share on social
My parents went through the dictionary looking for a beautiful name, nearly called me Banyan, flicked on a few pages and came to China, which is cockney rhyming slang for mate. China Mieville banyanbeautifulcall Change image and share on social
I always felt sorry for the sidekick as a kid. They never got their due and it left a very bad taste in the mouth - they are defined by a subordinate relationship to someone else. I always felt like a bit of sidekick when I was a kid and it didn't feel fair. China Mieville badbitedefine share on social
I think the role of science fiction is not at all to prophesy. I think it is to tell interesting, vivid, strange stories that at their best are dreamlike intense versions and visions of today. China Mieville dreamlikefictionintense Change image and share on social
I like the idea of trying to write a book in every genre. China Mieville bookgenreidea Change image and share on social
I'd never been to a science-fiction convention until I became a professional writer. China Mieville conventionfictionprofessional Change image and share on social
