Lake of Darkness
The mindbending new science fiction novel from Adam Roberts
- Hardcover
320 pages
- Release Date
29 October 2024
Summary
Good is a construct. Evil is a virus.
The Starship Sa Niro and the Starship S Oubliette were in orbit around a black hole, one afternoon… by the end of the day, the crews of both starships were dead, victims of a single killer: Captain Alpha Raine.
Raine claims he’s acting under the command of a voice emanating from the black hole: Mr Modo. No one believes him. Everyone knows that things go into black holes; nothing comes out.
But something i…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781399617673 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1399617672 |
| Author: | Adam Roberts, Matt Addis |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Gollancz |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 29 October 2024 |
| Weight: | 280g |
| Dimensions: | 126mm x 192mm x 28mm |
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It is rare to find a book that delves so deeply into science, philosophy, religion, and psychology, while also delivering a compelling story with complex, morally gray characters * Grimdark Magazine *[Praise for THE THIS] Fascinating … 5 stars! * SFX Magazine *[Praise for THE THIS] An accessible, frequently funny novel * Locus Magazine *[Praise for THE THIS] Sci-fi’s most outrageous experimentalist * The Times *The book is bold, intelligent, experimental, at times grippingly propulsive, and full of astonishing ideas * New Scientist *
About The Author
Adam Roberts
Adam Roberts is commonly described as one of the UK’s most important writers of SF. He is the author of numerous novels and literary parodies. He is Professor of 19th Century Literature at Royal Holloway, London University and has written a number of critical works on both SF and 19th Century poetry. He is a contributor to the SF ENCYCLOPEDIA.
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