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by China Miéville (Goodreads Author)

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There are so many unanswered questions, and interesting details that are not gone into. I have a couple other Miéville books on my To-Read list, but I couldn't take another book like this one... Are his books such as The City & the City or Embassytown similar in the unexplored details aspect?

Jonathan Hawpe I implore you to read Embassytown and The City & the City! They are two of the best pieces of speculative fiction from the last decade, easily, in my …moreI implore you to read Embassytown and The City & the City! They are two of the best pieces of speculative fiction from the last decade, easily, in my opinion. Neither is written in a style similar to This Census-taker. The worlds are fully fleshed out, the plots complex and completely followed through, the viewpoints that of adults who more-or-less have an understanding of the world around them. The City & the City does have one mystery in it that I would say only half-resolves, but it feels appropriate, and doesn't keep the story from having climax and closure. I think both are really dazzling in their ideas and imaginative scope!(less)

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