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Adam Roberts (British Writer)
Adam Charles Roberts (born 30 June 1965) is a British science fiction and fantasy novelist. In 2018 he was elected vice-president of the H.G. Wells Society. Career 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 three times for the Arthur C. Clarke Award: in 2001 for his debut novel, ''Salt'', in 2007 for '' Gradisil'' and in 2010 for '' Yellow Blue Tibia''. He won both the 2012 BSFA Award for Best Novel, and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award, for ''Jack Glass''. It was further shortlisted for The Kitschies Red Tentacle award. His short story "Tollund" was nominated for the 2014 Sidewise Award. On his website, Roberts states that an ongoing project of his is to write a short story in every science fiction sub-genre. Roberts' science fiction has been compared to Lionel F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Aberdeen
The University of Aberdeen ( sco, University o' 'Aiberdeen; abbreviated as ''Aberd.'' in List of post-nominal letters (United Kingdom), post-nominals; gd, Oilthigh Obar Dheathain) is a public university, public research university in Aberdeen, Scotland. It is an Ancient universities of Scotland, ancient university founded in 1495 when William Elphinstone, Bishop of Aberdeen and Lord Chancellor of Scotland, Chancellor of Scotland, petitioned Pope Alexander VI on behalf of James IV of Scotland, James IV, King of Scots to establish King's College, Aberdeen, King's College, making it Scotland's 3rd oldest university and the 5th oldest in the English-speaking world and the United Kingdom. Aberdeen is consistently ranked among the top 160 universities in the world and is ranked within the top 20 universities in the United Kingdom according to ''The Times'' and ''The Sunday Times'', and 13th in the UK according to ''The Guardian''. The university comprises three colleges—King's College ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John W
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Soddit
''The Soddit'' ''or Let's Cash in Again'' is a 2003 parody of J.R.R. Tolkien's 1937 novel ''The Hobbit'', written by A.R.R.R. Roberts. The book jacket states: "Following on (inevitably, some might say) from the frankly unlikely success of ''Bored of the Rings'' comes a new book from an entirely different author that Tolkien's other (and undoubtedly shorter) masterpiece." The book consists of primarily slapstick-style jokes, with characters of slightly different names from the original ones (for example, Bingo as opposed to Bilbo) and a slightly altered main storyline. As the book progresses, the story departs further and further from the original storyline that it parodies. It is also illustrated in 'Glorius Mono-colour' (again stated on the book jacket) by Douglas Carrel. Plot summary The story starts with a peaceful Soddit called Bingo who is visited by a wizard, Gandef, and a party of dwarfs led by Thorri and Mori who ask Bingo to come with them on a quest to 'The Only Mou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reach For Infinity
''Reach for Infinity'' is a 2014 science fiction anthology edited by Jonathan Strahan. In 2015, it was nominated for a Locus Award for Best Anthology, an Aurealis Award for Best Anthology and the Philip K. Dick Award. Contents * "Introduction" (essay) by Jonathan Strahan * "Break My Fall" (novelette) by Greg Egan * "The Dust Queen" (short story) by Aliette de Bodard * "The Fifth Dragon" (novelette) by Ian McDonald * " Kheldyu" (novelette) by Karl Schroeder * "Report Concerning the Presence of Seahorses on Mars" (novelette) by Pat Cadigan * "Hiraeth: A Tragedy in Four Acts" (short story) by Karen Lord * "Amicae Aeternum" (short story) by Ellen Klages * "Trademark Bugs: A Legal History" (short story) by Adam Roberts * "Attitude" (novelette) by Linda Nagata * "Invisible Planets" (short story) by Hannu Rajaniemi * "Wilder Still, the Stars" (novelette) by Kathleen Ann Goonan * "'The Entire Immense Superstructure': An Installation" (short story) by Ken MacLeod * "In Babelsberg" (short ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Model Army (book)
The New Model Army was a standing army formed in 1645 by the Parliamentarians during the First English Civil War, then disbanded after the Stuart Restoration in 1660. It differed from other armies employed in the 1639 to 1653 Wars of the Three Kingdoms in that members were liable for service anywhere in the country, rather than being limited to a single area or garrison. To establish a professional officer corps, the army's leaders were prohibited from having seats in either the House of Lords or House of Commons. This was to encourage their separation from the political or religious factions among the Parliamentarians. The New Model Army was raised partly from among veteran soldiers who already had deeply held Puritan religious beliefs, and partly from conscripts who brought with them many commonly held beliefs about religion or society. Many of its common soldiers therefore held dissenting or radical views unique among English armies. Although the Army's senior officers did ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Splinter (novel)
''Splinter'' is a science fiction novel by the British writer Adam Roberts, published in 2007. It is based on an earlier story by the author, "Hector Servadac, fils", which was part of ''The Mammoth Book of Jules Verne Adventures''. It is a reworking of ''Off on a Comet'', an 1877 novel by Jules Verne. The hardcover edition of the novel is included in a slipcase with a hardcover edition of ''Off on a Comet''. Plot summary As in Verne's novel, the main character is Hector Servadac, however, instead of being stranded on the comet while serving in the French Algerian army, his father is a supporter of a doomsday cult and Servadac is stranded on a splinter of the shattered Earth when the planet is destroyed by a comet. Roberts described the central metaphor as "the trope that the world might end and that we might not even be sure it has happened. We surely wouldn't be wholly oblivious (this is the end of the world we're talking about, after all!) But we might not be wholly certain, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Land Of The Headless
''Land of the Headless'' is a science fiction novel by the British writer Adam Roberts, published in 2007. Plot summary The story focuses upon the experiences of Jon Cavala, a poet on the religiously fundamentalist planet of Pluse. He is beheaded for the crime of rape, although this is subsequently revealed to be simply consensual sexual intercourse outside of marriage that the authorities have deemed 'rape'. This being a future civilisation, beheading does not kill Cavala. Instead his 'brain' or, it is hinted, his mind state is placed inside a computer-like device called an 'Ordinator.' He sees and hears via robotic prostheses but cannot smell or taste. After his decapitation he is released into a world that regards the headless as the lowest of the low. A headed volunteer charity worker named Siuzan Delage helps Cavala adjust to his new state. She agrees to accompany him on a trek across a desert to a town more accepting of the headless. Cavala and Delage are joined on this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Snow (novel)
''The Snow'', published in 2004, is a science fiction novel by British writer Adam Roberts. It is set in the present day and, latterly, the near future. It concerns the appearance of a heavy, prolonged fall of snow, which eventually blankets the earth in a layer of snow literally miles thick. Plot summary The heroine of the story, Tira, is an Indian Londoner who initially survives the snowfall by staying on the surface of the snow. Once the snow begins to bury even the highest buildings, she meets a worker from the London Underground The London Underground (also known simply as the Underground or by its nickname the Tube) is a rapid transit system serving Greater London and some parts of the adjacent ceremonial counties of England, counties of Buckinghamshire, Essex and He ... and they both survive by sheltering in a high-rise office building and living off supplies that they have cached and can forage for. The worker later dies after falling off a chair and breaking his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stone (novel)
''Stone'', published in 2002, is a science fiction novel by the British writer Adam Roberts. Setting ''Stone'' is a story about a criminal, Ae, who lives in a utopian society, the 't'T', which is spread across a region of space where the density of interstellar objects is sufficiently low that faster-than-light travel is permitted. This society heavily uses nanotechnology, here called 'Dot-tech.' One of the primary uses of Dot-tech is to maintain peoples' health and safety, enabling citizens of the t'T to survive in extreme conditions and making them extremely difficult to kill. Due to the ubiquitous presence of advanced nanotechnology, the t'T has become something of a post-scarcity society, where every citizen's whims may be easily satisfied. Crime is also virtually non-existent, as all citizens are screened for psychological abnormalities and the Dot-tech satisfies everyone's needs. The few police forces that remain apparently spend more time investigating unusual stellar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On (novel)
''On'' is a science fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel unive ... novel by British writer Adam Roberts, his second long work of fiction. Plot summary The story follows the life of an adolescent named Tighe (pronounced, roughly, Tig-Hee). Tighe's village is built on the ledges and crags of an enormous cliff-face, called the Wall or the World-wall. Every morning, the sun rises from the bottom of the wall, and every evening it sets at the top. The first part of the novel introduces Tighe and the hardness of life in his village, the abuse Tighe receives from his family members, and the unusual (to us) state of his world. Partway through this part of the book, Tighe's parents mysteriously disappear, and his grandfather takes care of him. Tighe concludes that his parents ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pembroke College, Oxford
Pembroke College, a constituent college of the University of Oxford, is located at Pembroke Square, Oxford. The college was founded in 1624 by King James I of England, using in part the endowment of merchant Thomas Tesdale, and was named after William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, Lord Chamberlain and then- Chancellor of the University. Like many Oxford colleges, Pembroke previously accepted men only, admitting its first mixed-sex cohort in 1979. As of 2020, Pembroke had an estimated financial endowment of £63 million. Pembroke College provides almost the full range of study available at Oxford University. A former Senior President of Tribunals and Lord Justice of Appeal, Sir Ernest Ryder, has held the post of Master of Pembroke since 2020. History Foundation and origins In 1610, Thomas Tesdale on his death gave £5,000 for the education of Abingdon School Scholars (seven fellows and six scholars) at Balliol College, Oxford. However, in 1623, this money was augment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tolkien Lecture
The J.R.R. Tolkien Lecture on Fantasy Literature is a free public lecture delivered annually at Pembroke College, Oxford University. The series was founded by Pembroke postgraduate students Will Badger and Gabriel Schenk in memory of J.R.R. Tolkien, who was Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Pembroke from 1925 until 1945. During this time he wrote ''The Hobbit'' and the majority of ''The Lord of the Rings''. The aim of the lecture series is to stimulate more serious study of fantasy literature at Oxford University and beyond. The lecture can be on any subject dealing with fantasy, science fiction, horror, or related speculative genres. The Pembroke College Middle Common Room announced the series in 2012, and the first lecture was delivered on 18 January 2013 by fantasy writer Kij Johnson. R.F. Kuang was scheduled to deliver the eighth-annual lecture in April 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, her lecture was postponed. On 16 May 2020, in lieu of a lecture, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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