Fantastic fiction covers fantasy, horror and science fiction - and it doesn't get the attention it deserves from the literati.
China MievilleBooks are always obviously having conversations with other books, and some times they're amiable and sometimes not.
China MievilleBut I do think it's important to remember that writers do not have a monopoly of wisdom on their books. They can be wrong about their own books, they can often learn about their own books.
China Mieville