Patrick Rothfuss: one of the dwarves from The Hobbit
Alan Moore: Radagast the Brown
China Mieville: The doorman at an S&M club.
He needs to work on his beard.
If China Mieville wants to get more popular…
Teleleli
James Hutchings' guide to the inhabitants, places, gods and monsters of the great city of Teleleli and the islands around.
Steve Aylett once described China Mieville as looking like “Conan the Barbarian coming out of the hair salon, annoyed.”
Which is pretty accurate, although when I met him i’d have to personally say he looked more like the Pharoah’s Grand Vizier (which is actually a pretty good fantasy writer look, IMO).
Now that you mention it, he does look a bit sullen-eyed.
I’m tall, balding and hook-nosed, so I’m glad you think that’s a good look for a fantasy writer
No no no sirrah. Mr Mieville considers hirsute facial hair a bourgeoise reactionary social construct signifying a small-minded longing for the consolations of an imaginary golden age before multi-bladed razors. Baldness signifies his willingness to engage with contemporary socio-political ishoos, rather than hiding behind a personal facial hedgerow.
(or, alternatively, he’s the final stage in the famous shaving lesson of Marxism. Marx > Lenin > Stalin > Mao > Mieville.)
The mirror in the bathroom cannot be changed. It must be smashed.