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The Grauniad has a review of China Miéville's new book, UnLunDun - as you may remember, I linked to an interview with the author a while back. It sounds even more like a blatant rip off of Neverwhere to me now, but the reviewer does't seem to notice, possibly because it sounds as if he dislikes SF/ fantasy on principle - he comments that he doesn't care about any of the characters, but it will nevertheless appeal to people who like science fiction...

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To be fair, they do sometimes get Jon Courtney Grimmauld (if that's the right name) to do it. But of course, all 'children's fiction' is one big indefinable mass, so it doesn't matter who you ask...

Silly Guardian.

Incidentally, that's a good icon - I really should pickup some minaverse quote icons...