File this somewhere under ‘happy fanboy’:
“Newton combines strange and vivid creations with very real and pressing concerns with estimable commitment and passion.”
— China Miéville on City of Ruin
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China Miéville on “City of Ruin”
Sunday, February 28th, 2010 · 10 Comments
Tags: City of Ruin · review
10 responses so far ↓
1 Anne // Sunday, February 28th, 2010 at 12:19 pm
Praise from Sir Hubert is praise indeed!
2 Alex Carnegie // Sunday, February 28th, 2010 at 1:00 pm
Congrats! Someone like China Miéville has good things to say about your writing, you know you must be doing something right!
3 Dave // Sunday, February 28th, 2010 at 2:03 pm
Awesome stuff indeed, very chuffed for you, Mark.
4 Mark C Newton // Sunday, February 28th, 2010 at 2:13 pm
Thanks guys. Yeah, I don’t really need to say that this is one of the special blurbs.
5 Christa // Sunday, February 28th, 2010 at 3:46 pm
Very cool, indeed. Congrats!
6 Phillip // Sunday, February 28th, 2010 at 8:04 pm
Impressive, most impressive!
High praise indeed.
7 Allan Maxwell // Sunday, February 28th, 2010 at 8:21 pm
Hey Mark – just checking out your blog – Nice! – and great praise indeed. Its funny, I was thinking about buying more of China’s novels today… hmmm, this may be a sign!!
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9 Aidan from A Dribble of Ink // Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 at 10:42 pm
That must feel mighty fine, Mark. Congratulations.
10 Mark C Newton // Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 at 10:44 pm
And thanks again! Aidan – indeed it does, especially considering the guy’s books inspired me to write.
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