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ⓘ About China Mieville
China Mieville is one of the well known British authors who likes to write novels based on the fantasy, new weird, Steampunk, and weird fiction genres. He is also popular as a comic writer, novelist, and academic. Author China was born on September 6, 1972, in Norwich, England, The United Kingdom, and is working as a professional writer since the year 1998. He often portrays his work as weird fiction, inspired from the early twentieth century horror and pulp writers like H.P. Lovecraft. Also, he considers himself to be a member of the loose group of authors called as New Weird. Apart from writing exciting fantasy novels, author China keeps himself busy with the left wing politics in The United Kingdom.
All Book Series by China Mieville
Three Moments of an Explosion
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2009
A Spectre, Haunting: On the Communist Manifesto
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2022
David Mitchell: Critical Essays
Series opener · book 1 of 10 · published 2011 Anthology · Sarah Dillon
Maggie Gee: Critical Essays
Book 2 of 10 · published 2015 Anthology · Sarah Dillon
Adam Roberts: Critical Essays
Book 4 of 10 · published 2016 Anthology · Christos Callow Jr.
Rupert Thomson: Critical Essays
Book 5 of 10 · published 2016 Anthology · Iain Robinson,Rupert Thomson,John McAuliffe,Kaye Mitchell,Rebecca Pohl,Christopher Vardy,Robert Duggan,Rhona Gordon
Tom McCarthy: Critical Essays
Book 6 of 10 · published 2016 Anthology · Dennis Duncan
M. John Harrison: Critical Essays
Book 7 of 10 · published 2019 Anthology · M. John Harrison,Rob Latham,Mark Bould,James Machin,Paul Kincaid,Tim Etchells,Chris Pak,Nick Freeman,Fred Botting,Rhys Williams,Graham Fraser,Ryan Elliott,Christina Scholz,Vassili Christodoulou,Timothy Jarvis,Nicholas Prescott
Nicola Barker: Critical Essays
Book 8 of 10 · published 2020 Anthology · Nicola Barker,Christopher Vardy,Berthold Schoene,Ben Masters,Daniel Marc Janes,Len Platt,Ginette Carpenter,Beccy Kennedy,Huw Marsh,Alice Bennett,Eleanor Byrne
Michel Faber: Critical Essays
Book 9 of 10 · published 2020 Anthology · Michel Faber,Rodge Glass,Tomasz Dobrogoszcz,Kate Wilkinson,Nicholas Prescott,Rebecca Langworthy,Kristin Lindfield-Ott,Jim MacPherson,Timothy C. Baker,Ian Blyth,Natalie O'Keeffe,Matt Foley,Oliver B. Langworthy
Sarah Hall: Critical Essays
Latest in the series · book 10 of 10 · published 2022 Anthology · Alexander Beaumont,Elke D’hoker
BRZRKR: Blood Oaths Vol. 1
Single-title series · published 2026 Co-authored · Marjorie M. Liu,Garry Brown,Keanu Reeves,Alessio Avallone
The Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric & Discredited Diseases
Book 3 of 22 · published 2003
Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Sixteenth Annual Collection
Book 7 of 22 · published 2003
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Eighteenth Annual Collection
Book 8 of 22 · published 2005
Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Nineteenth Annual Collection
Book 10 of 22 · published 2006
The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities
Book 12 of 22 · published 2011
Flotsam Fantastique: The Souvenir Book of World Fantasy Convention 2013
Book 17 of 22 · published 2013
Out of the Ruins: The Apocalyptic Anthology
Latest in the series · book 22 of 22 · published 2021
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is China Mieville?
China Mieville is one of the well known British authors who likes to write novels based on the fantasy, new weird, Steampunk, and weird fiction genres. He is also popular as a comic writer, novelist, and academic. Author China was born on September 6, 1972, in Norwich, England, The United Kingdom, and is working as a professional writer since the year 1998.
Which China Mieville series should I start with?
The best place to start is the New Crobuzon series, the earliest of China Mieville's multi-book series: it opens with Perdido Street Station (2000) and runs to 3 books across 2000–2004, ending with Iron Council (2004). China Mieville's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has China Mieville written?
China Mieville has 72 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1998 and 2026. 26 of them belong to 5 named series — the largest being the Contemporary Writers: Critical Essays series with 10 books — and 46 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should China Mieville's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. China Mieville's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are New Crobuzon (2000–2004, 3 books), Contemporary Writers: Critical Essays (2011–2022, 10 books) and Dial H (2012–2014, 3 books), plus 1 more.
How are China Mieville's books organised into series?
This guide splits China Mieville's 72 books into 5 named series and 46 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Contemporary Writers: Critical Essays (10 books, 2011–2022); New Crobuzon (3 books, 2000–2004); Dial H (3 books, 2012–2014); BRZRKR: Bloodlines (1 book, 2026); Year's Best Fantasy (9 books, 2001–2009).