030: A 2004 Conversation With China Mieville

Introduction

The City of London

The Importance of a Bestiary

The Monsters of Pudida Street Station

The Surreal and the Grotesque

How to Create a Culture Shockwave in the Reader

Paddida Street Station

The Dangers of Tolkien Disrespect

The Politics of Genre Fiction

Iron Council: A Political Fantasy Novel

The Protagonist of Which Was a Woman

How to Write a Western Novel

The Influence of Politics on My Writing

The History of Socialism

The Problem With Race in Fantasy and Science Fiction

Iron Council: The Politics of Change

The Politics of Art

The Different Types of War

The Importance of Weird Science in Your Novels

New Crobers on and Best Lag