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Ah, that's sounds cool, aldenoneil. I've been wanting to read some Mieville, so now I'm inspired to start there when I do.
Books mentioned in this topic
The Shadow of the Torturer (other topics)The Tain (other topics)
The Book of the New Sun (other topics)
Authors mentioned in this topic
Jorge Luis Borges (other topics)China Miéville (other topics)
"Myth: the fauna of mirrors is a Chinese notion that goes back to the legendary times of the Yellow Emperor. Originally the world of mirrors and the world of men were not divided, nor were they identical, and one could freely travel between the two. For reasons unknown, the mirror people invaded the earth one night, but after a terrible war the Yellow Emperor was able to triumph over them. He imprisoned them in their mirrors and forced them to slavishly repeat all the actions of men. However, they will one day break loose again.
'The first to awaken will be the Fish....Later on, other shapes will begin to stir....They will break through the barriers of glass or metal and this time they will not be defeated. Side by side with these mirror creatures, the creatures of water will join the battle.' (Borges, The Book of Imaginary Beings, 68)."