Anyone seen Dragon 352 yet?

[Nightfall]

Pants,

Again I must point out what I'm already currently reading. If I add one more I think my brain will burst.

 

[Pants]

Pants,

Again I must point out what I'm already currently reading. If I add one more I think my brain will burst.

Hence why I said when you're able.

 

[Nightfall]

Pants yes but...

Oh nevermind. When I'm able then. In the mean time, for the sake of completeness I'll get this issue. But I'm still waiting for Dragon 353!

 

[JustKim]

I started reading Perdido Street Station after news of the Dragon feature and it wasn't my thing. After just a few chapters it seemed like the book badly needed an editor. The verbosity drags on to exacting extremes that I don't care for. His writing style is definitely inspired by Lovecraft, and I'm not a fan of either.

 

[Jason Bulmahn]

I started reading Perdido Street Station after news of the Dragon feature and it wasn't my thing. After just a few chapters it seemed like the book badly needed an editor. The verbosity drags on to exacting extremes that I don't care for. His writing style is definitely inspired by Lovecraft, and I'm not a fan of either.

Let me just say, as a big fan of his work, that Perdido takes a bit of fortitude to get started. The first 100 pages or so are just introducing you to the world. I found it look me quite a bit of time to work through that part. The rest of the book however... well, I think I finished it in three days.

That said.. his writing style certainly is not for everyone. Even if that material does not intrest you, the monsters and races in the articles are still quite portible and loads of fun. Not to mention the content in the rest of the issue.

Jason Bulmahn
Managing Editor of Dragon

 

[mhacdebhandia]

I'd compare China Mieville to H. P. Lovecraft, Tim Powers, and perhaps Gene Wolfe, all for different reasons. Lovecraft for language, Powers for mood, and Wolfe for detail.

 

[Desdichado]

Certainly? Well that's a relief, if you know for certain. Speaking as a subscriber of many years, my experience is to expect my issue in the double digits of the month.

I dropped my subscription because our public library has one. I only buy the issues that I really like now. Our library gets them like clockwork.

Read something of his. Hell, just the first couple pages of The Scar. That good.

I muscled through Perdido Street Station and although it had some great ideas, it was pretty badly written and desperately needed an editor to chop a good 100-200 pages of superfluous nonsense from the book. The Scar I dropped in frustration after a few chapters.

Meiville is not a good writer. But he does have the odd good idea now and then, and the setting is intriguing. Hence my interest in this issue of Dragon.

 

[JoeGKushner]

I have yet to receive #351, but I blame it all on Christmas.

I contacted the staff as the mail date was sometime in November.

Received my issue yesterday.

 

[Pants]

Meiville is not a good writer.

I'm gonna dispute that.

If Mieville isn't a good writer then I daresay Tolkien isn't either. Though I don't think PSS was perfect, it had some great imagery, mood, and (like you said) great ideas. The details of the world, which are expanded upon in The Scar are great too.

Though it could've used an editor I agree.

 

[Sammael]

I contacted the staff as the mail date was sometime in November.

Received my issue yesterday.

Thanks for the tip, I may drop them an e-mail if the mag doesn't appear early next week.