I'd never been to a science-fiction convention until I became a professional writer. China Mieville conventionfictionprofessional Change image and 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
Fantastic fiction covers fantasy, horror and science fiction - and it doesn't get the attention it deserves from the literati. China Mieville attentioncoverdeserve Change image and share on social
A lot of geeks are pale, bespectacled, wear dark clothing and don't get out much - the stereotype exists because it is very often true. I could pass for a non-geek but it would be inaccurate. China Mieville bespectacledclthedark 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'm a science fiction and fantasy geek. China Mieville fantasyfictiongeek Change image and share on social
I think there's something quite interesting about the almost tragic quality of a lot of overwrought prose, because it has a much more self-conscious awareness of its own failure to touch the real. China Mieville awarenessconsciousfailure 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
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
