UN LUN Dun, the first book for younger readers by the celebrated socialist science fiction writer China Miéville, is a classic quest story with a twist: what if the ancient prophecies about the hero ...

When I've mentioned China Miéville to people over the past week or two, I've been surprised how few have heard of him. That's because he's a science-fiction writer, I suppose, and his readers keep ...

While reading China Mieville’s brand new children’s fantasy novel “Un Lun Dun” to my son and daughter a few nights ago, I realized with a shock that I knew what the author was about to write in his ...

China Mieville has been festooned with awards for his dark fantasy literature for grown-ups. Now comes his first novel for younger adults and, though it follows two normal girls down the rabbit hole, ...

Un Lun Dun China Mieville, . . Ballantine, $17.95 (432pp) ISBN 978-0-345-49516-7 Miéville (King Rat ) presents a remarkable bit of world-building. London teenager Zanna (short for Susanna) starts to ...