Adam Roberts, author of The Thing Itself, chats to me.

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Join me for a wide-ranging chat with Adam Roberts, author of over 20 science fiction books including The Thing Itself, Stone, Land of the Headless. In this interview with Adam Roberts, he tells me about black holes, his new book, Christopher Priest, book collecting, how he fits it all in, the state of science fiction these days, and much more.
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00:00:00 Intro
00:01:12 Singles vs series
00:06:14 Christopher Priest
00:07:52 Which Adam Roberts book is your favourite?
00:14:50 SF Adam recommends
00:19:55 The State of SF
00:22:48 Adam's first SF reads
00:25:59 Research vs winging it
00:29:38 Battle scenes & conflict
00:31:41 Cliché avoidance
00:34:31 Opening Lines
00:37:51 Collab with Dave Hutchinson
00:45:17 NEW BOOK - Lake of Darkness
00:48:11 Christopher Priest again
00:53:53 Book collecting
00:56:46 HG Wells
01:01:41 SF reflections
01:04:43 How does he fit it all in?
01:07:44 What's next?
01:11:17 Farewells

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19 июл 2024

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Комментарии : 47

@bookspin 14 дней назад

Fascinating interview, thanks for sharing!

@SciFiScavenger 14 дней назад

Cheers Robin, thanks for watching 👀!

@vintagesf 15 дней назад

This was a great interview. It was more like a conversation. Well done! Must read more Adam Roberts and Christopher Priest.

@SciFiScavenger 15 дней назад

Thanks Richard, I enjoyed chatting to Adam. Thanks for watching 👀!

@miljenkoskreblin165 15 дней назад

Great interview. Adam is awesome writer and sf historian. 71 minutes flew by like a dream.

@SciFiScavenger 15 дней назад

Oh good, glad you enjoyed it, i hoped it wasnt too long. Thanks for watching 👀!

@miljenkoskreblin165 15 дней назад

@@SciFiScavenger If anything it was to short. Just kidding, of course.

@zazander732 15 дней назад

Adam is my favorite working writer, amazing guy, great interview.

@SciFiScavenger 15 дней назад

Looking forward to the new one? Thanks for watching 👀 !

@AStrang3r 15 дней назад

Great interview - and timely as I've recently gotten into Adam Roberts myself with Splinter, Land of the Headless, New Model Army, By Light Alone and The Thing Itself

@SciFiScavenger 15 дней назад

Fab, glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching 👀!

@LivingDeadEnby 15 дней назад

Cool! He seems to be such a nice guy. I need to read The Thing Itself very soon.

@SciFiScavenger 15 дней назад

Yes, fun chap to go for a pint with, seems like. Thanks for watching 👀!

@AStrang3r 15 дней назад

When reading The Thing and The Thing Itself, I would recommend also reading the short story by Peter Watts called The Things. It's on the Clarkesworld magazine website (free). It adds a great new perspective to both.

@JohnG225 15 дней назад

Great interview - thanks Jon!

@SciFiScavenger 15 дней назад

Cheers John, thanks for watching 👀!

@inocanandrei6950 15 дней назад

Very nice interview, thanks 🤗

@SciFiScavenger 15 дней назад

Cheers Andrei, thanks for watching 👀!

@ronin47-ThorstenFrank 15 дней назад

WOW! What an amazing interview and I will for sure look into Adam Roberts work now. The SF stuff as well as the historical novels and his non-fiction work. And thank you, Jon, for the editing - it would´ve allowed me to watch it piece by piece. However I was so hooked that I watched it all through.

@SciFiScavenger 15 дней назад

Hi Thorsten, fantastic, really pleased you enjoyed it. He has also written several parody books which don't appeal to me much. Thanks for watching 👀!

@SlowDazzle11 15 дней назад

Great interview. I first came across AR when I found his Burgess blog. A lifelong Burgess fan , me! I have "The Man Who Would be King" and his History of SF on my TBR. I will also get "The Thing Itself" eventually.

@SciFiScavenger 15 дней назад

Yes i have that novella as well, bought as part of a set of 4 from newcon press. Glad you enjoyed the interview, thanks for watching 👀!

@luiznogueira1579 15 дней назад

Seems like a really nice chap, with interesting things to say. Good job, Jon.

@SciFiScavenger 15 дней назад

Cheers Luiz, thanks for watching 👀!

@danieldelvalle5004 12 дней назад

Thank you for this great interview. I'm a fan of Adam Roberts work ever since reading The Thing Itself. I'm currently reading Salt.

@SciFiScavenger 12 дней назад

Hi Daniel, awesome glad you enjoyed it! I enjoyed chatting to Adam. I'm looking forward to reading his new book. Thanks for watching 👀!

@themojocorpse1290 15 дней назад

Thanks Jon really interesting interview adam roberts high on my tbr now probably going to try land of the headless first . Keep reading those Chris priest books as well they are all great ,that I’ve read so far . 👍🏻

@SciFiScavenger 15 дней назад

I ordered a few today. The Gradual, The Separation and The Dream Archipelago, (in theory) all nice 1st ed hardbacks. Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching 👀!

@grahamwalker8297 15 дней назад

I first met Adam in 1975. We were both 10 years old and in the same class at school. The one thing that seldom comes across about him is how incredibly quick witted and funny he is, even back then. However, he needs to shave off the moustache. He looks a bit like Miss Grove, the teacher from Class 10.

@SciFiScavenger 15 дней назад

Brilliant! It's 2024, he can have a moustache like Miss Grove if he wants! Seems like a lovely chap. Thanks for watching 👀!

@grahamwalker8297 14 дней назад

@@SciFiScavenger He really is a nice guy.

@mikesnyder1788 9 дней назад

Outstanding interview and discussion! Just about the only positive thing that came as a result of the COVID shut down was my discovery of book tubers like you and a few others. I have read very little Science Fiction over the past 25 years and this program shows me what I have been missing. Again, very fine interview with Adam Roberts!

@SciFiScavenger 9 дней назад

Hi Mike, fab, really pleased you enjoyed it, i had fun chatting to him. Thanks for watching 👀!

@mikesnyder1788 9 дней назад

@@SciFiScavenger War of the Worlds, a musical?!? How did I miss that one?!?

@SciFiScavenger 9 дней назад

Seriously!! It's been around since the 80s. Well worth a listen.

@ainstycastings1859 14 дней назад

That was a pleasant surprise. I have read 'Snow' which started off really great. I have a Thing' about ice and snow (see what I did there). I found the second half of Snow not as enjoyable as the first half. The interrogation sequence didn't do it for me and as a result I have never bothered to pick up anymore of his work. Add to that, the length of the video and I didn't think I would get very far through this.... well... Today I have been building bookcases so I thought I would stick it on in the background but found myself getting more into this than I expected and sat and watched most of it, abandoning the important bookcase building task. I did wonder in parts who was actually interviewing who! Summary- will need to locate a couple more and invest some more time to him, after giving us few, some of his precious time it only seems right. I hope his new book sells really well and he can afford a bulb for his study (I also have a thing about lighting as you know Jon). Andy

@SciFiScavenger 14 дней назад

Hi Andy! Yes, i did feel a little smug about my lighting being much better than his. 💡💡💡 I'm really pleased you found it interesting enough to distract you from the important business of shelf building! As i was editing it I did feel it felt more like a chat than an interview, which is much preferable I think. More by luck than judgment. I've read a few of his books now (not The Snow, yet) and each has its merits. They are all interesting, for sure. Thanks for watching 👀!

@iantoo3503 14 дней назад

Thanks for this, Jon. Really interesting interview with an author I didn't get on with, but he really isn't how I imagined. I think I'll have to give him another chance.

@SciFiScavenger 14 дней назад

What have you read by him so far?

@iantoo3503 14 дней назад

@@SciFiScavenger Thanks to Interzone I was in at the beginning, so it was Salt and On. I quite liked Salt, but On didn't convince. It's too long ago to remember why.

@SciFiScavenger 14 дней назад

ON did suffer from an overlong middle section then ended really abruptly. I'd recommend Land of the Headless, and I gather By Light Alone and Jack Glass are v good. 👌

@rickkearn7100 14 дней назад

Without YT creators like you, Jon, and many others in this genre who have YT channels (and we know and love them all) a talented writer such as Adam would have only the exposure provided by his publishers(s). I feel these interviews, although a bit long and hard for most enthusiasts to find time for the whole thing, are important insofar as they offer an added layer of exposure for the authors, compliments of you and your peer's efforts and time spent doing so. It's not the most "views-rewarding" thing to do, but it is a selfless and conscientious thing to do.

@SciFiScavenger 14 дней назад

Cheers Rick, thanks for watching 👀! I confess it's partly selfish, it's just fun for me to speak to the author. I doubt very much they get much additional publicity out of it via my channel.

@rickkearn7100 14 дней назад

@@SciFiScavenger Huh?

@SciFiScavenger 14 дней назад

Pocket typing!! I edited my reply.

@outlawbookselleroriginal 15 дней назад

Priest's Ballard biography is being completed by Nina Allan, his wife. Chris wrote at least 50,000 plus words of the book, quite a bit of this while he was ill in hospital. I'm glad that more people seem to be getting into Adam's work at last. Nice work, Jon.

@SciFiScavenger 15 дней назад

Ah ok that's good. Cheers Steve thanks for watching 👀!