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China Mieville's 'Railsea': 'Moby-Dick' Remixed
by Stephen Burt
The new novel reimagines Moby-Dick in a future where the oceans have become barren wastelands teeming with fantastical carnivores, and crisscrossed by a network of railroads.
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Secret Worlds: 3 Magical Myths For Grown-Ups
by Lyndsay Faye
So many fantasy classics are written with young readers in mind — books like Alice in Wonderland and Harry Potter. But for the adult who loves to escape into new and magical universes, author Lyndsay Faye recommends these three reads. Have a favorite magical novel? Let us know in the comments.
Summer Books 2011
Your Picks: Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
More than 5,000 of you nominated. More than 60,000 of you voted. And now the results are in. Explore the winners of NPR's Top 100 Science-Fiction and Fantasy survey — an intriguing mix of classic and contemporary titles.
Critics' Lists: Summer 2011
Mind-Bending Sci-Fi Books For A Fantastical Summer
by Glen Weldon
These five sci-fi novels offer satisfying, intellectually chewy pleasures that are perfect for a summer afternoon.
New In Paperback
Weighty Burdens: Of Love, Of Money, Of Race And Translation
Critical darling David Mitchell serves up a screwball tale in a Dutch outpost off Japan in 1799, Sam Lipsyte brings his effortless humor to campus, and China Mieville recounts an epic "squidnapping." Desmond Tutu reflects on forgiveness, and translator Edith Grossman tells of channeling Cervantes.
Critics' Lists: Summer 2010
Zombies And Giant Squid: Summer's Monster Hits!
by Glen Weldon
Tired of vampires? Here are five freaky summer reads featuring gods, monsters, aliens, mutants, pulsating brains, sword-canes, dirigibles and derring-do. Each one, says critic Glen Weldon, is enlivened by wit and wordplay — not weepy, bloodsucking introspection.
Excerpts: Recommended Books
Excerpt: 'The City And The City'
China Mieville's police procedural novel is set in neighboring, nearly identical fictional cities. The catch is, these cities — Beszel and Ul Qoma — co-exist in the same physical space, and their separation ultimately depends on how well each city's citizens do in ignoring the existence of the other.
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