Out of frame: Warhammer 40k, Kalevala, Bhagavad Gita, A Song of Ice and Fire, various manga, the constitution of the socialist republic of Yugoslavia, Stephen King
Out of frame: Warhammer 40k, Kalevala, Bhagavad Gita, A Song of Ice and Fire, various manga, the constitution of the socialist republic of Yugoslavia, Stephen King
If you like fantasy, go with Perdido Street Station. If you like SF, Embassy town.
Otherwise, The City And The City will never steer you wrong.