tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post5664435237040927110..comments2024-03-17T14:31:21.769-04:00Comments on Fantasy Book Critic: "The Court of the Air" by Stephen HuntRoberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15006565422867420980noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-23516202524835255552016-09-01T23:48:01.794-04:002016-09-01T23:48:01.794-04:00I agree with your comment about the obvious satire...I agree with your comment about the obvious satires between Hunt's countries and those of the real world, but between the obvious- England, Arabia, Aztec etc.- you mention Ireland. Out of interest; which of Jackal's neighboring nations did you think resembled Ireland?<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14936063699340313597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-70922631201985904912010-07-16T13:34:50.396-04:002010-07-16T13:34:50.396-04:00Perdido Street Station seemed much darker and grit...Perdido Street Station seemed much darker and grittier to me than The Court of the Air. The same complexity of setting is there, but in The Court of the Air, that complexity seems a bit forced in places. I also think Hunt's characters are less engaging, but that's just me.Caedohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08209635495533647912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-22525700412013375632010-04-07T23:57:52.038-04:002010-04-07T23:57:52.038-04:00The stylistic similarity to Meiville comes from th...The stylistic similarity to Meiville comes from the tendency of both authors to use terminology without explanation, counting on the reader to "catch on" with a hint or two.<br /><br />The result is that the fourth wall never comes down. If the reader is reading a novel, it is anticipated that they occupy the world that lives within the book, and everything should therefore make sense.<br /><br />Meiville is significantly more ambitious about this, however, and somewhat more unapologetic... to be honest, he laid it on so thick at the beginning of Iron Council that I almost gave up.Maxwell Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08960385712406587683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-9851700822271854882010-02-19T17:22:00.870-05:002010-02-19T17:22:00.870-05:00It reminded me very much of Meiville's novels,...It reminded me very much of Meiville's novels, except it was probably less depressing than what I've seen from Meiville.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-19540078207468684852008-09-29T01:43:00.000-04:002008-09-29T01:43:00.000-04:00Just wondered whether anyone else had found the fe...Just wondered whether anyone else had found the feeling that they are reading something by China Meiville - I did when I read Court of the Air... brilliant as it is, there are alot of similarities to many of Mievilles Bas Lag books - especially Perdido Street Station and The Iron Council.<BR/><BR/>SUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02030538293795053387noreply@blogger.com