Adam Roberts





Adam Roberts

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Adam Roberts (born 1965) is an academic, critic and novelist. He also writes parodies under the pseudonyms of A.R.R.R. Roberts, A3R Roberts and Don Brine. He also blogs at The Valve, a group blog devoted to literature and cultural studies.

He has a degree in English from the University of Aberdeen and a PhD from Cambridge University on Robert Browning and the Classics. He teaches English literature and creative writing at Royal Holloway, University of London. Adam Roberts has been nominated twice for the Arthur C. Clarke Award: in 2001, for his debut novel, Salt, and in 2007, for Gradisil.


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I could not be more delighted to have made the (very strong) 2013 John W. Campbell Memorial Award shortlist:


The Hydrogen Sonata, Iain M. Banks (Orbit)

Any Day Now, Terry Bisson (Overlook)

Existence, David Brin (Tor)

The Rapture of the Nerds, Cory Doctorow & Charles Stross (Tor)

Empty Space, M. John Harrison (Gollancz; Night Shade ’13)

Intrusion, Ken MacLeod (Orbit)

Railsea, China Miéville (Del Re...

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Average rating: 3.52 · 4,731 ratings · 718 reviews · 40 distinct works · Similar authors
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3.63 of 5 stars 3.63 avg rating — 613 ratings — published 2009 — 5 editions
Stone
3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 233 ratings — published 2002 — 6 editions
The Soddit: Or, Let's Cash ...
3.04 of 5 stars 3.04 avg rating — 278 ratings — published 2003 — 6 editions
I Am Scrooge: A Zombie Stor...
3.4 of 5 stars 3.40 avg rating — 215 ratings — published 2009 — 5 editions
New Model Army
3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 220 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions
The Snow
3.23 of 5 stars 3.23 avg rating — 204 ratings — published 2005 — 3 editions
Jack Glass
3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 167 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions
Salt
3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 164 ratings — published 2000 — 6 editions
By Light Alone
3.31 of 5 stars 3.31 avg rating — 189 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions
Gradisil
3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 136 ratings — published 2006 — 5 editions
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“A realist writer might break his protagonist's leg, or kill his fiancee; but a science fiction writer will immolate whole planets, and whilst doing so he will be more concerned with the placement of commas than the screams of the dying.”
Adam Roberts, Yellow Blue Tibia

“I never liked the news; it pretends to be all different, every day, when in fact it is all the same.”
Adam Roberts, Gradisil

“And after night comes day, or more night, depending on the particular time-frame you choose to apply to your perspective.”
Adam Roberts, By Light Alone

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