• Dagwood222@lemm.ee
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    21 hours ago

    Have you tried China Mieville yet?

    ‘UnLunDun’ is set in a mirror universe where the plucky sidekick finds herself the unhappy heroine of the story.

    ‘The Scar’ is pretty dark, set in a future where magic and technology collide.

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      10 hours ago

      Perdido Street Station is probably my favourite book ever, and would make an insane film if done right.

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        10 hours ago

        Either book would need to be a series. Too many details for a short form.

        One of my favorite little touches in Perdido is that there’s a tavern called “The Moon’s Two Daughters.” He casually mentions that the Moon has two smaller satellites orbiting it. No mention of when or how this happened. Then there’s The Ribs…