Blood Ocean Scarrage and Interviews

On Blood Ocean - "Fans of China Mieville may also notice similarities with his sprawling and gorgeous “The Scar” with its floating city, cultural diversity and grotesque body modification, but those heavy sociopolitical depths aren’t attempted here. In fact, ignoring the horror content, this almost feels like a book for younger audiences. That’s not because this is euphemistic or lightweight storytelling. I think it’s partly due to a sense of optimism despite the odds, but mainly because it’s a wild ride driven by a fresh-faced youth that doesn’t contrive to be disturbing or profound, but concentrates on shovelling coal into its furnace." (Full Review)


Someone just sent this to me. 


I read it when Matthew Fryer first posted the review, but it's sometimes nice to revisit them. I found The Scar to be an amazing book. My favorite of China's thusfar. There's so much lyrical description in The Scar, it's one of the few books I intend to reread. 


I think the 'younger audiences' comment is attributable to the universal theme of hope, even in the face of hopelessness, that really identifies us as a species. Ray Bradbury captured that often in his work. I think that sort of implacable naivete is what strikes me so much about his writing and what I automatically inculcate into my own.


Thanks Abaddon Books for letting my play in your sandbox.


BTW- getting interviewed by Kellie Hwang today about the Metropocalpyse Event on July 14th. Kellie is the entertainment reporter for The Arizona Republic Newspaper.


I'm also getting interviewed Friday, live on Blog Talk Radio.