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British writer of speculative fiction and parody novels; literature and writing academic
Adam Charles Roberts
FRSL (born 30 June 1965)
[1] is a
British science fiction and fantasy novelist. In 2018 he was elected vice-president of the
H. G. Wells Society .
Career
Roberts has a degree in
English from the
University of Aberdeen and a Ph.D. from
Cambridge University on
Robert Browning and the Classics. He teaches
English literature and
creative writing at
Royal Holloway, University of London .
[2]
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 .
[3] On his website, Roberts states that an ongoing project of his is to write a short story in every science fiction sub-genre.
[4]
In May 2014, Roberts gave the second annual
Tolkien Lecture at
Pembroke College, Oxford , speaking on the topic of Tolkien and Women.
[5]
Published works
Novels
Novellas
Park Polar (2002)
Jupiter Magnified (2003)
Anticopernicus (2011)
Bethany (2016)
The Lake Boy (2018)
The Man Who Would Be Kling (2019)
The Compelled (2020)
Stealing for the Sky (2022)
The Midas Rain (2023)
High (2024)
Short stories and short story collections
"S-Bomb" in Riffing on Strings: Creative Writing Inspired by String Theory (2008,
ISBN
0-9802114-0-9 )
"Trademark Bugs: A Legal History",
Reach for Infinity (2014)
[8]
Swiftly: Stories (2004)
Adam Robots (2013)
Saint Rebor (2015)
Parodies
The Soddit (2003,
The Hobbit )
The McAtrix Derided (2004,
The Matrix )
The Sellamillion (2004,
The Silmarillion )
Star Warped (2005,
Star Wars )
The Va Dinci Cod (2005,
The Da Vinci Code )
Doctor Whom: E.T. Shoots and Leaves (2006,
Doctor Who )
I am Scrooge: A Zombie Story for Christmas (2009,
Charles Dickens ,
A Christmas Carol ).
The Dragon with the Girl Tattoo (2010,
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo )
I, Soddit: The Autobiography (2013,
The Hobbit )
Criticism
Silk and Potatoes: Contemporary Arthurian Fantasy (1998)
Science Fiction (The New Critical Idiom) (2000, second edition 2005)
Tolkien: A Look Behind The Lord of the Rings (original version by
Lin Carter ) (Roberts updated the text for the 2003 edition)
[9]
The History of Science Fiction (Palgrave Histories of Literature) (2006, second edition 2016)
The Riddles of The Hobbit (Palgrave Macmillan) (2013)
Sibilant Fricative: Essays and Reviews (2014)
Rave and Let Die: The SF and Fantasy of 2014 (2015) (Won the
BSFA Award for Best Non-Fiction .)
H G Wells: A Literary Life (2019)
It's the End of the World: But What Are We Really Afraid Of (2020) (Won the
BSFA Award for Best Non-Fiction .)
Poetry
Other non-fiction
References
^
"Roberts, Adam (Adam Charles)" .
Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved 13 August 2012 .
^
"Adam Roberts" . The Guardian . 20 June 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2015 .
^
"2014 Sidewise Award Finalists" . Locus. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014 .
^ Roberts, Adam.
"Writing" . Archived from
the original on 30 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019 .
^
Adam Roberts Lecture Podcast Now Available , The J.R.R. Tolkien Lecture on Fantasy Literature , 14 May 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
^ *Zuckermann, G. (4 November 2003).
Language Contact and Lexical Enrichment in Israeli Hebrew . Springer.
ISBN
978-1-4039-3869-5 . Retrieved 17 January 2022 . English (gargling with the phrase) "yellow blue tibia". Compare this to Burgess's khoroshô (R xopoulo "all right!, well, nicely, good', 'it is good.
^
" "By The Pricking of Her Thumb" Cover Re-Reveal! | www.AdamRoberts.com" . adamroberts.com . Archived from
the original on 29 May 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2022 .
^ Alexander, Niall (12 June 2014). Jonathan Strahan (ed.).
"Step into the Stars: Reach for Infinity " .
Tor.com . Retrieved 13 December 2015 .
^ Whyte, Nicholas (16 October 2004).
"Tolkien: A Look Behind The Lord of the Rings by Lin Carter" . Infinity Plus .
Archived from the original on 13 December 2004. Retrieved 12 March 2024 .
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