Gibson is, to me, half way between Mieville and Terry Dowling (Wormwood)...
But William Gibson is definitely a classic writer - being on the forefront of the cyberpunk movement. It is from his works than many of the cyberpunk roleplaying games come.
Gibson is, to me, half way between Mieville and Terry Dowling (Wormwood)...
But William Gibson is definitely a classic writer - being on the forefront of the cyberpunk movement. It is from his works than many of the cyberpunk roleplaying games come.
I haven't read Dowling either. The name reminds me of Planetary, though!
I have The Scar and have started reading it.
I am Ominous!
Wormwood is the most jargon-laden, unexpositionable and weirdest book I've read so far. I loved it
But I should point out - it's science fiction, rather than fantasy.
Last edited by Curufea; Aug 15th, '05 at 03:05 PM.
The difference between sci-fi and Fantasy is an ill-defined line.
I finished The Scar and ordered 'Iron Council'.
China certainly has some original concepts.
I am Ominous!
That he does. However, I will admit, I wasn't impressed with Iron Council the same way I was with the first two. It seemed to meander for more than it needed to and lacked a strong ending -- it just sorted of (ahem) ran out of steam.Originally Posted by Savinien
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Wow. Great collection.
China's a fascinating guy. I got to hear him at a convention a few years ago. I've only ever read _Perdido Street Station_, though.
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