In which Anthony abuses the great source of knowedge and wisdom that is his flist

[anthon1]

Now that I have flattered you all gratuitously and hopefully made you feel all warm and gloopy inside, I am going to be terrible and appalling and utterly shameless and enlist your help in not one but two separate ventures. Whether or not I shall continue to address you in the second person is currently unknown

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[wanderlight]

Okay, I just spent five minutes deciding -- it was hard -- but I put my votes in for "Y", the rain poem, and the one with loads of commas in the title. Although I am also in love with -- okay, NO. That is my final vote. Yes.

Firstly, may I say, THAT ASSIGNMENTS SOUNDS FUN. :D

I would suggest China Mieville's book of short stories, Looking for Jake. There's a lot about cities in there -- they're very cleverly done & have a lot to say. Although you might have been referring to it when you said "two books by China Mieville"?

Other than that, most of what I read is not by British authors. Ian MacLeod's The Light Ages, maybe? I can't remember it well enough to judge how well it fits the bill, but it's "steampunk" in quite a few ways, from my understanding of the word.

Am going to keep this in mind, though, next time I wander through a bookstore or peruse my own bookshelf.

[anthon1]

:DDDD

Oddly, that wasn't actually what I meant at the time but now it most definitely is so long as using a book of short stories is allowed. (The actual two I had in mind were Perdido Street Station and UnLunDun, but Looking for Jake is going to be perfect.)

[wanderlight]

EXCELLENT. THE PLAN FOR WORLD DOMINATION IS WORKING.

[anthon1]

There are oh-so-many people I have threatened to lend that book to once I am done with it, actually... :D

[wanderlight]

YOU ARE A WILLING MINION, I SEE. :D