6/27/2023 0 Comments The This by Adam RobertsThen his uncle Cleonicles the inventor of the Computational Device, the greatest work of man, the summation of human knowledge, the explanation of the stars dies. The hero, Polystom, the fiftieth steward of Enting, has always lived in a world of certainties: certain that his new wife will love him, certain that his servants respect him, certain that war will bring him the glory he seeks. In Adam’s universe, a breathable atmosphere extends between planets, aristocrats cruise insterstellar space in biplanes, and skywhals make mysterious distant orbits. comIn his fourth novel, the critically acclaimed author Adam Roberts once again produces an innovative, rewardingly different SF tale, full of extraordinary ideas. ‘Roberts joins my list of essential authors.’ VECTOR Critical Journal of the British Science Fiction Association ‘A purveyor of illusions that underscore the real.’ SFSite.
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