Renan Ribeiro Ribeiro itibaren La Cruz de la India, Nicaragua
This was a pretty amazing short story collection. F recommended it to me by saying it was kind of Gaimanesque, which it is - more Neverwhereish, that sort of dark and gritty urban fantasy, only Miéville is much darker and grittier than Gaiman. What intrigued me the most about these stories was how goddamn imaginative they are. Miéville has written things here that I have never seen before, and I've read a lot of sci fi and fantasy. I'm really glad I don't live in his head, but I look forward to reading more.