China Miéville

China Tom Miéville (born September 6, 1972, Norwich) is a British writer of fantastic fiction. He is fond of describing his work as "weird fiction" (after early 20th century pulp and horror writers such as H.P. Lovecraft), and belongs to a loose group of writers sometimes called New Weird who consciously attempt to move fantasy away from commercial, genre clichés of Tolkien epigons.

Awards

His first novel, King Rat, was nominated for both an International Horror Guild and Bram Stoker awards. Perdido Street Station won the Arthur C. Clarke Award and was nominated for the Hugo, Nebula and World Fantasy awards. His third, The Scar, was nominated for the 2003 Hugo, Arthur C. Clarke and World Fantasy awards. His fourth novel, Iron Council, has been nominated for the 2005 Hugo and World Fantasy and won the 2005 Arthur C. Clarke Award.

Related Topics:
King Rat - International Horror Guild - Bram Stoker - Perdido Street Station - Arthur C. Clarke Award - Hugo - Nebula - World Fantasy - The Scar - Iron Council

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His short story "Reports of Certain Events in London" (featured in the anthology McSweeney's Enchanted Chamber of Astonishing Stories ) was also nominated for a World Fantasy Award in 2005.

Related Topics:
Anthology - World Fantasy Award

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